Byron Palmer, Constance Smith, Frances Bavier

This Hollywood adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes novel The Lodger stars a very young Jack Palance as a research pathologist who rents an attic room on the night of the third Jack the Rippe...( read more  read more... )r slaying and quickly becomes a suspect. As more and more evidence points to their soft-spoken tenant, landlords William and Helen Harley begin to fear for their showgirl niece (Constance Smith) in this Hugo Fregonese-directed noir classic.

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Unrated, 82 min.

Directed by: Hugo Fregonese

Release Date: December 23, 1953

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004

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  • January 3, 2009
    Another one of those great Black & White old school films, This one Jack Palance plays a great part as Jack the Ripper, never prove he's the ripper, but we the watchers of this film know better. But he's fallen for a girl, and a detective from Scotland Yard has also fallen for h...( read more)er, give you one guess on who is going to win the girls heart. Its one of the better parts that I have seen Jack play. My copy came in a two pack, the other movie was A Blueprint for Murder, Get and enjoy this pair, I did 4 Stars.
  • April 29, 2009
    A story abut Jack-The-Ripped.
  • November 11, 2007
    not a bad little black and white flick from the 1950's. Palance is cool but what else is new?!?! Worth a watch.
  • August 19, 2007
    I believe this is the first time I've seen Jack Palance not old n' grey. And he's still an exceptional actor through n' through. The plot of this film is a little thin, like a lot of earlier films .. it is what it is!

    Palance is about the only notable talent in here -- the ac...( read more)ting isn't dreadful, but it doesn't quite match up to him. It's worth a watch if you've got nothing else to do, but I wouldn't actively seek it out.

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