The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

1927

Crime·Thriller·Mystery

1h 31min

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Top Billed Cast

Ivor Novello
The Lodger Jonathan Drew
Marie Ault
Mrs. Bunting the Landlady
Arthur Chesney
Mr. Bunting
June Tripp
Daisy Bunting
Malcolm Keen
Joe Chandler
Reginald Gardiner
Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Eve Gray
Showgirl Victim (uncredited)

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