The Lodger (1932 film)
| The Lodger | |
|---|---|
Julius Hagen Productions | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) |
Release date | 8 September 1930 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Lodger is a 1930 British thriller film directed by Maurice Elvey, and starring Ivor Novello, Elizabeth Allan, and Jack Hawkins.[1] It is based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, also filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927 (also starring Novello); by John Brahm in 1944; by Hugo Fregonese, as Man in the Attic, in 1953; and by David Ondaatje in 2009.[2]
The film is also known as The Phantom Fiend in the United States, where it was released in truncated form in 1935.[3][4]
Plot
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Cast
- Ivor Novello as Michel Angeloff/"The Bosnian Murderer"
- Elizabeth Allan as Daisy Bunting
- A. W. Baskcomb as George Bunting
- Barbara Everest as Mrs Bunting
- Jack Hawkins as Joe Martin
- Shayle Gardner as Detective Snell
- Peter Gawthorne as Lord Southcliff
- Kynaston Reeves as Bob Mitchell
- Drusilla Wills as Mrs Coles
- Anthony Holles as Silvano
- George Merritt as Commissioner
- Andreas Malandrinos as Rabinovitch
Reception
In the 2001 film original had been a hit.
References
- ^ "The Lodger". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Marie Belloc Lowndes". rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "A Lost Film: The Lodger (1932)". alostfilm.com.
- ^ "AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST! - The Lodger (1932)". aycyas.com.
External links
- The Lodger at IMDb
- The Lodger at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lodger at AllMovie
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