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The Lodger (1944)

Horror | 84 minutes
3,41 37 votes

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Duration: 84 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: John Brahm

Stars: Merle Oberon, George Sanders and Laird Cregar

IMDb score: 7,0 (4.374)

Releasedate: 19 January 1944

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The Lodger plot

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

In Victorian London, Jack the Ripper mutilates and murders young women at night. Due to financial circumstances, the Burton family is forced to take in a tenant. He seems like a nice man at first glance, but Mrs. Burton suspects him of being the Ripper.

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The presence of Laird Cregar in the title role, the neat-looking but somewhat mysterious new lodger of a room at the Burton family's house whose nocturnal outings coincide with a series of gruesome murders in Victorian London, makes this remake of Alfred Hitchcock's most famous silent film superior to the original. Cregar, who would die later that year as a result of a rigorous diet in preparation for his role in Hangover Square (he died shortly after completing filming on that film), gives a nuanced, sometimes goosebump-inducing performance as a man who, after meeting music hall actress Kitty Langley [a surprise role for Merle Oberon], reveals himself as the compulsive psychopath who sets his murderous sights on her.
With the help of beautiful camerawork by Lucien Ballard, director John Brahm effectively captures the oppressive atmosphere of Victorian London around the turn of the century with a visual style that rivals that of Alfred Hitchcock. If Hitchcock had been allowed to remake his film, he would undoubtedly use the same approach as screenwriter Barré Lyndon. An excellent thriller and an impressive (but also sad) testament to Cregar, who died far too young and was forgotten by many.

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Bobbejaantje

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Wow. Beautiful film adaptation of the book The Lodger by director John Brahm and his first cameraman Lucien Ballard. What a class team. It starts off very strong with the prologue in the shadowy streets of London, where wisps of mist swirl around the gas lamps, while bobbies are looking for The Ripper. And then that level is maintained throughout the film. Gems of scenes with light-shadow contrasts, low camera angles ... everything is done to please the eye and draw the viewer into the underworld of Jack The Ripper. I could describe a few scenes, but apart from the fact that they are spoilers, that is a rather pointless exercise because you just have to see it for yourself.

This is the first version of The Lodger that I see, so I can't compare it to the other films. I thought the script was good. Acting performances were also on a high level, perhaps a bit theatrical here and there, but not out of tune for what was achieved at that time. The film certainly contains exciting moments that reminded me of suspenseful Hitchcock.

After Guest In The House, this is the second John Brahm film I've seen and it only leaves me hungry for more.

This The Lodger may be a lesser known film, but it is still a visual masterpiece that every film noir lover should have seen.

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Movsin

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"The Lodger" is not one of those films where one character is pointed out as the more likely perpetrator throughout the entire film, while a surprising ending still offers a different outcome.
Anyway, a gripping and suspenseful film with excellent performances, especially from Laird Cregar as the obsessed, psychopathic mass murderer. Made me think at times of the inscrutable character that Orson Welles could have suggested but who would not have done it better.
Good build-up, mise en scène and atmosphere, such that a few bits of variety were welcome to get out of the dark and ever foggy murderous London.
Still a cut above the average of such films from that period.

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