The 1927 silent film the lodger, subtitled a story of the london fog, isnt the first film directed by alfred hitchcock, but its the one he called. Lowndes story had previously been filmed in 1927 as a silent film, the lodger. I am surprised at the quality despite a few scratches here and there. A story of the london fog is a 1927 british silent film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring marie ault, arthur chesney, june tripp, malcolm. The lodger, the silent film that hitchcock directed in 1927, is generally acknowledged to be the one where he properly found his voice. While the silent the lodger was not director alfred hitchcocks first film, it was the first to truly deserve the designation. As news of the murder seen at the start of the film spreads, we see various scenes set inside a newspaper office. It was an international sensation, establishing the 28 yearold director as a major force in british film. The lodger is the first true hitchcock film and his first. Sir alfred hitchcock 18991980 became a director of note with this silent film, his first thriller and only his third directorial effort, which shows the young masters talents being developed in embryo. Inspired by the notorious jack the ripper killings of 1888, the novel tellsas does hitchcocks filmof a london family who, having rented a.
While the silent the lodger was not director alfred hitchcock s first film, it was the first to truly deserve the designation a hitchcock picture. A story of the london fog is a 1927 hitchcock movie, considered as the first true hitchcock film by many and himself. The 1927 silent film the lodger, subtitled a story of the london fog, isnt the first film directed by alfred hitchcock, but its the one he called the first true hitchcock film set in a. A story of the london fog, directed by alfred hitchcock, and with. The lodger 1927, based on the hunt for jack the ripper, was hitchcocks second completed film.
Despite the serious story, hitchcocks tone can be disarmingly playful a trademark of the mature hitchcock. One of the film making industrys greatest auteurs, alfred hitchcock undoubtedly earned his title as the master of suspense, with his thrilling films loved by the viewing public over a. The lodger is the first true hitchcock film and his. Hollywood is to remake the lodger, alfred hitchcock s 1927 film about a mysterious tenant who may or may not be a serial killer. With a savage murderer stalking the night, dark suspicion swirls about the lodger living in a london home. The lodger 1944 film the lodger is a 1944 horror film about jack the ripper, based on the novel of the same name by marie belloc lowndes.
Its hitchcock because its tightly made, visually dramatic, and it. The lodger is a 1944 horror film about jack the ripper, based on the novel of the same name. Its early in the sense that its still creaky at times. A story of the london fog is a silent horror classic, and not just because its old. While the silent the lodger was not director alfred hitchcocks first film, it was the first to truly deserve the designation a hitchcock picture.
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