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The Lodger

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NR,1hr 24min
Genres:
Drama,Horror,Action
Released:
January 19, 1944
Director:
John Brahm
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
In what may be the best remake of a Hitchcock classic, John Brahm's take on the story of Jack the Ripper works because he does not try to mimic Hitchcock, and instead simply makes a solid thriller. Laird Cregar delivers a dominating performance as the mysterious Mr. Slade, who turns out, of course, to be Jack the Ripper. Cregar perhaps overdoes it at times, trying too hard to appear intense and tortured, ... Full Review
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Merle Oberon
Kitty Langley
George Sanders
John Warwick
Laird Cregar
The Lodger
Cedric Hardwicke
Robert Burton
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