The Lodger

1944

1h 24m

6.5

6.5/10

96 votes • View on IMDb

Thriller Mystery Horror

"PROBING EYES that marked the woman he loved for death!"

Overview

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

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Status: Released

Budget: $800,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

suspicion of murder jack the ripper lodger victorian england beautiful woman film noir murder serial killer british noir showgirl landlady dressing room police inspector dance hall singer dead brother whitechapel rented rooms suspicious behavior horror noir

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 19, 1944
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0037024

Cast

Merle Oberon

Kitty Langley

Laird Cregar

Mr. Slade

George Sanders

Inspector John Warwick

Cedric Hardwicke

Robert Bonting

Sara Allgood

Ellen Bonting

Aubrey Mather

Superintendent Sutherland

Queenie Leonard

Daisy the Maid

Doris Lloyd

Jennie

David Clyde

Det. Sgt. Bates

Helena Pickard

Annie Rowley

Ruth Clifford

Hairdresser (uncredited)

Thora Hird

First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

Key Crew

Robert Bassler

Producer

John Brahm

Director

Barré Lyndon

Screenplay