The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1927 • United Kingdom
Starring Ivor Novello, June Tripp
With his third feature film, THE LODGER: A STORY OF THE LONDON FOG, Alfred Hitchcock took a major step toward greatness and made what he would come to consider his true directorial debut. This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man (matinee idol Ivor Novello) who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse just as a killer known as the Avenger descends upon the city, preying on blonde women. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director’s formal and thematic obsessions.
Restored by the BFI National Archive. Principal restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Film Foundation, and Simon W. Hessel. Additional funding provided by the British Board of Film Classification, Deluxe 142, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, and Ian and Beth Mill. New score commissioned by Network Releasing in partnership with the BFI.
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1927 • United Kingdom
Starring Ivor Novello, June TrippWith his third feature film, THE LODGER: A STORY OF THE LONDON FOG, Alfred Hitchcock took a major step toward greatness and made what he would come to consider his true directorial debut. This haunting sile...
Extras
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THE LODGER Alternate Score
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Downhill
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1927 • United Kingdom
Starring Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnelThat’s the direction things go for boarding-school student and star rugby player Roddy Berwick (celebrated songwriter and matinee idol Ivor Novello) when he falls from golden boy to public di...
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William Rothman on THE LODGER
In this interview, film scholar William Rothman examines the themes and visual motifs that are evident in THE LODGER and would come to define director Alfred Hitchcock’s style. It was recorded in 2017.
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The Bunting House
In this video essay, created in 2017, art historian Steven Jacobs explores the roles that architecture, space, and setting play in THE LODGER.
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Neil Brand on THE LODGER
In this 2017 interview, composer Neil Brand discusses the process of creating a new score for THE LODGER.
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Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut on THE LODGER
In these audio excerpts from a 1962 interview, director Alfred Hitchcock reflects on THE LODGER and British cinema in general with filmmaker François Truffaut. Helen G. Scott is the translator.
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Alfred Hitchcock and Peter Bogdanovich on Hitchcock's Early Years, 1963
In this audio excerpt from an interview conducted in 1963, Alfred Hitchcock talks to filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about his early years as a director.
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Alfred Hitchcock and Peter Bogdanovich on Hitchcock's Early Years, 1972
In this audio excerpt from an interview conducted in 1972, Alfred Hitchcock talks to filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about his early years as a director.
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THE LODGER Radio Play
Alfred Hitchcock directed this 30-minute radio adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes’s novel “The Lodger” for the July 22, 1940, pilot episode of the CBS Radio series “Suspense.” The episode features Herbert Marshall as Mr. Sleuth and Edmund Gwenn as Robert Bunting.
