Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 23, 2022

Mere Oberon, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar in "The Lodger" The Lodger (1944) is an American horror-suspense film directed by John Brahm and starring Merle Oberon, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar. The film is based on Jack the Ripper and is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's silent version, The   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 12, 2019

“Love is very close to hate. Did you know that?” – Laird Cregar as Mr. Slade Some perceptive viewers might well know that The Lodger is based off a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes and it garnered a fairly high profile silent adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock followed by a sound version   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on September 7, 2018

The Lodger begins four murders into the Jack the Ripper killings (the film actually goes over the historical number but also makes some rather liberal changes to the history). Just after a murder occurs, which seems a rather unfortunate event since the victim passes a number of police officers and   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 12, 2018

What’s striking about Alfred Hitchcock is the sheer breadth of his work and how his career managed to take him in so many directions as he continued to evolve and experiment with his craft from silent pictures, to talkies, then Hollywood, and all the way into the modern blockbuster age....   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on July 2, 2017

Spine #885 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: June 27, 2017 Region: Region A Length: The Lodger – 01:30:24 Downhill – 01:50:59 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: The Lodger – 2.0 Linear PCM Audio (48 kHz, 2304 kbps, 24-bit) Downhill – 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio (48 kHz, 192 kb   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 25, 2014

The Lodger Directed by John Brahm Written by Barré Lyndon from the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes 1944/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Slade: You can! And it’s a problem then… There’s no doubt about the culprit in this remake of the source mat   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 6, 2012

There have been plenty of Jack the Ripper movies in the history of cinema, but few can lay claim to the eerie charms of director John Brahm's 1944 picture, The Lodger, which stars the incomparable Laird Cregar as the mysterious title character. Adapted from a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 6, 2012

There have been plenty of Jack the Ripper movies in the history of cinema, but few can lay claim to the eerie charms of director John Brahm's 1944 picture, The Lodger, which stars the incomparable Laird Cregar as the mysterious title character. Adapted from a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 6, 2012

There have been plenty of Jack the Ripper movies in the history of cinema, but few can lay claim to the eerie charms of director John Brahm's 1944 picture, The Lodger, which stars the incomparable Laird Cregar as the mysterious title character. Adapted from a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) O cinema britânico não era realmente destaque nos primórdios da sétima arte e só foi ter relevância com Powell e Pressburger e David Lean nos anos 40, uma vez que todos os atores e atrizes que alcançavam sucesso na Inglaterra mais...   read more