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The Lodger (1944)

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Release Date: Jan 19, 1944 Limited

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The Lodger was the third film version of Mrs. Marie Belloc-Lowndes' classic "Jack the Ripper" novel, and in many eyes it was the best (even allowing for the excellence of the 1925 Alfred Hitchcock adaptation). Laird Cregar stars as the title character, a mysterious, secretive young man who rents a flat in the heart of London's Whitechapel district. The Lodger's arrival coincides with a series of brutal murders, in which the victims are all female stage performers. None of this fazes Kitty (Merle

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: John Brahm

Written By: Marie Belloc Lowndes, Barr� Lyndon

In Theaters: Jan 19, 1944 Limited

On DVD: Oct 9, 2007

20th Century Fox

Cast

Merle Oberon
Kitty Langley
George Sanders
John Warwick
Laird Cregar
The Lodger
Cedric Hardwicke
Robert Burton
Sara Allgood
Ellen
Aubrey Mather
Supt. Sutherland
Queenie Leonard
Daisy
Doris Lloyd
Jennie
David Clyde
Sgt. Bates
Helena Pickard
Anne Rowley
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Sheridan
Frederic Worlock
Sir Gerard
Olaf Hytten
Harris
Colin Campbell
Harold
Harold De Becker
Charlie
Anita Bolster
Wiggy
Billy Bevan
Publican
Forrester Harvey
Cobbler
Skelton Knaggs
Costermonger
Edmund Breon
Manager
Harry Allen
Conductor
Jimmy Aubrey
Cab Driver
Wilson Benge
Ruth Clifford
Hairdresser
Cyril Delevanti
Stage Hand
Frank Elliott
Aides
Herbert Evans
Constable
Douglas Gerrard
Porter
Gerald Hamer
Milkman
Stuart Holmes
King Edward
Kenneth Hunter
Mounted Inspector
Boyd Irwin
Policeman
Colin Kenny
Crauford Kent
Charles Knight
Vigilante
Connie Leon
Woman
Clive Morgan
Plainclothesman
John Rice
Mounted Police
John Rogers
Down and Outer
Raymond Severn
Boy
C. Montague Shaw
Stage Manager
Yorke Sherwood
Will Stanton
Newsboy
Bob Stephenson
Donald Stuart
Concertina Player
Walter Tetley
Call Boy
David Thursby
Sergeant
Heather Wilde
Girl
Lucien Ballard
Herbert Clifton
Conductor
Leslie Sketchley
Colin Hunter
Policeman
Charlie Hall
Comedian

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There's something a little comical about Laird Cregar's performance as the Lodger.

August 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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Laird Cregar's performance was brilliantly disturbing.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Laird Cregar is fantastically ominous as the title character who may or may not be 'Jack the Ripper'.

February 4, 2009

Randy Tippy

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an atmospheric remake of hitchcock's silent. laird cregar was so brilliant in this film that it trapped him forever. after being cast in a similar part in the director's next film, hangover square, he went on a crash diet in hopes of becoming a leading man, which ultimately killed him.

March 31, 2009

Stella Dallas

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