# The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

> A fogbound London household becomes the uneasy center of a serial-killer mystery when a secretive lodger attracts a detective’s suspicion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1833

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017075/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, classic movie night, halloween film viewing

## Synopsis

A shadow looms over London as a killer stalks the streets, targeting blonde women.

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