The Lodger (1944)
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The Lodger was the third film version of Mrs. Marie Belloc-Lowndes' classic "Jack the Ripper" novel, and in many eyes it was the best (even allowing for the excellence of the 1925 Alfred Hitchcock adaptation). Laird Cregar stars as the title character, a mysterious, secretive young man… More The Lodger was the third film version of Mrs. Marie Belloc-Lowndes' classic "Jack the Ripper" novel, and in many eyes it was the best (even allowing for the excellence of the 1925 Alfred Hitchcock adaptation). Laird Cregar stars as the title character, a mysterious, secretive young man who rents a flat in the heart of London's Whitechapel district. The Lodger's arrival coincides with a series of brutal murders, in which the victims are all female stage performers. None of this fazes Kitty (Merle Oberon), the daughter of a "good family" who insists upon pursuing a singing and dancing career. Scotland Yard inspector John Warwick (George Sanders), in love with Kitty, worries about her safety and works day and night to solve the murders. All the while, Kitty draws inexorably closer to The Lodger, who seems to have some sort of vendetta on his mind?..Some slight anachronisms aside (for example, the villain falls off a bridge that hadn't yet been built at the time of the story), The Lodger is pulse-pounding entertainment, with a disturbingly brilliant performance by the late, great Laird Cregar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Brahm
- Written By
- Marie Belloc Lowndes, Barré Lyndon
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 19, 1944 Limited
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
There's something a little comical about Laird Cregar's performance as the Lodger.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Laird Cregar's performance was brilliantly disturbing.
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Cast
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Merle Oberon
as Kitty Langley
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George Sanders
as John Warwick
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Laird Cregar
as The Lodger
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Robert Burton
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Sara Allgood
as Ellen
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Aubrey Mather
as Supt. Sutherland
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Queenie Leonard
as Daisy
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Doris Lloyd
as Jennie
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David Clyde
as Sgt. Bates
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Helena Pickard
as Anne Rowley
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Lumsden Hare
as Dr. Sheridan
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Frederic Worlock
as Sir Gerard
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Olaf Hytten
as Harris
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Colin Campbell
as Harold
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Harold De Becker
as Charlie
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Anita Bolster
as Wiggy
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Billy Bevan
as Publican
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Forrester Harvey
as Cobbler
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Skelton Knaggs
as Costermonger
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Edmund Breon
as Manager
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Harry Allen
as Conductor
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Jimmy Aubrey
as Cab Driver
- Wilson Benge
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Ruth Clifford
as Hairdresser
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Cyril Delevanti
as Stage Hand
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Frank Elliott
as Aides
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Herbert Evans
as Constable
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Douglas Gerrard
as Porter
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Gerald Hamer
as Milkman
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Stuart Holmes
as King Edward
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Kenneth Hunter
as Mounted Inspector
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Boyd Irwin
as Policeman
- Colin Kenny
- Crauford Kent
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Charles Knight
as Vigilante
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Connie Leon
as Woman
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Clive Morgan
as Plainclothesman
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John Rice
as Mounted Police
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John Rogers
as Down and Outer
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Raymond Severn
as Boy
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C. Montague Shaw
as Stage Manager
- Yorke Sherwood
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Will Stanton
as Newsboy
- Bob Stephenson
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Donald Stuart
as Concertina Player
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Walter Tetley
as Call Boy
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David Thursby
as Sergeant
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Heather Wilde
as Girl
- Lucien Ballard
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Herbert Clifton
as Conductor
- Leslie Sketchley
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Colin Hunter
as Policeman
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Charlie Hall
as Comedian