The Lodger (1944)

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PROBING EYES that marked the woman he loved for death!

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

• Released: 1944-01-19
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 24m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 99 votes

Directed by John Brahm.

Top cast

• Merle Oberon as Kitty Langley
• Laird Cregar as Mr. Slade
• George Sanders as Inspector John Warwick
• Cedric Hardwicke as Robert Bonting
• Sara Allgood as Ellen Bonting
• Aubrey Mather as Superintendent Sutherland
• Queenie Leonard as Daisy the Maid
• Doris Lloyd as Jennie
• David Clyde as Det. Sgt. Bates
• Helena Pickard as Annie Rowley

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Lodger

• United States: stream on fuboTV, YouTube TV

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