In London in 1889, retiree Robert Burton (Cedric Hardwicke) and his wife, Ellen (Sara Allgood), rent a spare room to the mysterious Slade (Laird Cregar) as Jack the Ripper continues to terrorize the city. | Rating: A- Creepily enhanced by Hugo Friedhofer's score, The Lodger is a lesson in how to utilise technical atmospherics.The moody atmosphere here hangs heavy and the sense of doom is palpable in the extreme, it comes as something of a relief when the ending finally comes, for then it's time to reflect and exhale a sigh of relief. This is film noir by way of gothic thriller, a shadowy suspense thriller in the Victorian era of gaslight and horse drawn carriages on cobblestone streets, and director John Brahm gives the film a lively energy.
A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past. Cinemark We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. A couple suspects that their lodger is really "The Avenger," a homicidal maniac. Which Is the Most Suspenseful Film of Alfred Hitchcock? The Lodger, a 1913 horror novel about a Jack the Ripper-like serial killer by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes . After an enigmatic, self-described pathologist rents the attic room of a Victorian house, his landlady begins to suspect her lodger is Jack the Ripper. Action, Certificate: Passed |, August 8, 2004 [5] TV Guide rated it 4/5 stars, and wrote: "Cregar is absolutely chilling in this Jack the Ripper tale, perhaps the best film made about Bloody Jack. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Could it be that the mysterious Mr. Slade who has rented the upstairs rooms from Mrs Burton, is the man known as Jack the Ripper? Slade goes to see her perform at a cabaret. But, if it was intended as a sly travesty on the melodramatic technique of ponderously piling suspicion upon suspicion (and wrapping the whole in a cloak of brooding photographic effects), then The Lodger is eminently successful. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory. Written by "The Lodger" was remade once again in 1944 with the tragically short-lived Laird Cregar: Lodger [Blu-ray] MGM DVD (2009) In 2009, "The Lodger" was released on a very good DVD from MGM. |, April 15, 2003 Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". October is packed with great movies and several new and returning TV series. When his wife threatens to ruin her, he decides to take action. 9/10.
The story was subsequently produced on "Suspense" on February 14, 1948. Coming Soon, Regal Katie in Opening Sequence. | Fresh (4), Laird Cregar impresses. A landlady suspects her new lodger is Jack the Ripper. The New York Times gave the film a positive review: "If The Lodger was designed to chill the spine—as indeed it must have been, considering all the mayhem Mr. Cregar is called upon to commit as the mysterious, psychopathic pathologist of the title—then something is wrong with the picture. Title: laird cregar was so brilliant in this film that it trapped him forever. Lowndes' story had previously been filmed in 1927 as a silent film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and with sound in 1932 as The Lodger.
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Filming & Production Copyright © Fandango. This chilling 1944 account of the Ripper murders stars George Sanders & Merle Oberon. Política de privacidad / condiciones de uso. (uncredited). "The Lodger" was remade once again in 1944 with the tragically short-lived Laird Cregar: Lodger [Blu-ray] MGM DVD (2009) In 2009, "The Lodger" was released on a very good DVD from MGM. Filmaffinity no tiene relación alguna con el productor, productora o el director de la película. (uncredited), Mary Bowles - Frightened Witness The print (from the "National Film and Television Archive") is not as clean or detailed as the Criterion print. In fact if anything the exasperation at the supporting characters induces dry humour, The kind that comes in the form of nervous giggles out there in the dark, but rest assured, this is no comedy, it's a creepy classic from a wonderful era of film making. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. an atmospheric remake of hitchcock's silent.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. This is film noir by way of gothic thriller, a shadowy suspense thriller in the Victorian era of gaslight and horse drawn carriages on cobblestone streets, and director John Brahm gives the film a lively energy. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. All rights reserved. Women are being brutally killed in the Whitechapel district. The Lodger (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Si alguna sinopsis cuenta demasiados detalles del argumento -o para corregir errores o completar datos de la ficha o fecha de estreno- puedes mandarnos un mensaje. It was remade again in 1953 as Man in the Attic, starring Jack Palance, and again in 2009 by David Ondaatje. Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? [Full review in Spanish]. Directed by John Brahm.
Sadly troubled by his weight and yearning to become a true matinée idol, he crashed dieted to such a degree his poor 28 year old heart couldn't cope with the shock. He goes backstage afterward, and tries to make her his next victim, but Warwick's men get there just in time. Movies. Kitty, meanwhile, has also developed an attraction to Slade. The Burtons' niece, Kitty (Merle Oberon), is a music hall singer who initially grows fond of the eccentric lodger, but, when the Ripper's body count rises, she and a Scotland Yard inspector (George Sanders) gradually begin to suspect that Slade could be the notorious Whitechapel killer. Mindless fear blankets the city as thick as fog.
A London landlady suspects her new lodger is Jack the Ripper. One night, just after the latest brutal killing, a stranger appears on your doorstep. The Burtons are forced to take in a lodger due to financial hardship. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy In late Victorian London, Jack the Ripper has been killing and maiming actresses in the night. In London in 1889, retiree Robert Burton (Cedric Hardwicke) and his wife, Ellen (Sara Allgood), rent a spare room to the mysterious Slade (Laird Cregar) as Jack the Ripper continues to terrorize the city. With Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke. John Oswalt
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Laird Cregar is fantastically ominous as the title character who may or may not be 'Jack the Ripper'. | Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number.