The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) in Color — Starring Ivor Novello & Marie Ault

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) — Buy This Classic in Color

Experience the legendary silent thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) colorized in stunning HD quality. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this atmospheric masterpiece is widely regarded as the first true ‘Hitchcock film’ — a gripping tale of suspicion, obsession, and paranoia as a mysterious stranger takes lodgings in a London house while a Jack the Ripper-like killer terrorizes the city’s fog-shrouded streets. Now available as an instant, DRM-free digital download for only €15.00.

Plot Summary

London is gripped by terror. A serial killer known as ‘The Avenger’ is stalking the fog-bound streets, murdering young blonde women every Tuesday night. The city’s newspapers scream the headlines, the police are baffled, and every golden-haired woman in London lives in fear. Into this atmosphere of dread and paranoia arrives a mysterious, handsome stranger (Ivor Novello) who takes a room in the Bunting household, a modest London boarding house run by a landlady and her husband.

The lodger is strikingly unusual — pale, intense, secretive, and visibly disturbed by the portraits of blonde women hanging on his walls, which he insists be turned to face the wall. He comes and goes at odd hours, slipping out into the fog-choked night wearing a dark cape and scarf wrapped around his face. His nocturnal wanderings coincide precisely with the nights when new murders occur. The landlady, Mrs. Bunting (Marie Ault), becomes increasingly terrified, her suspicions growing with each mysterious disappearance and each new headline.

Meanwhile, the Buntings’ beautiful blonde daughter Daisy (June Tripp) is falling in love with the enigmatic lodger, drawn to his tortured sensitivity and gentleness despite the gathering clouds of suspicion. Daisy’s jealous boyfriend Joe (Malcolm Keen), a police detective who is working the Avenger case, becomes consumed with suspicion of his romantic rival. As circumstantial evidence mounts — the concealed cape, the locked room, the midnight absences, a map tracking the murders found hidden in a drawer — the question becomes agonizingly urgent: is this pale, haunted stranger the terrifying Avenger, or is he an innocent man being destroyed by paranoia, circumstance, and the human compulsion to see guilt in what we do not understand?

Cast & Crew

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Ivor Novello mesmerizes as the lodger, projecting an extraordinary combination of romantic allure, wounded sensitivity, and unsettling ambiguity that keeps the audience perpetually off-balance. June Tripp brings warmth and vulnerability as Daisy, Malcolm Keen is convincingly intense as the jealous detective Joe, and Marie Ault is superb as the increasingly terrified landlady. Hitchcock himself makes one of his earliest trademark cameo appearances.

Why Buy This Classic in Color?

This professionally colorized edition transforms the film’s iconic expressionist visuals with era-accurate hues. The fog-drenched London streets, the warm gaslit interiors, and Hitchcock’s pioneering visual techniques — including the famous glass-ceiling shot showing the lodger’s restless pacing — gain stunning atmospheric depth through careful colour restoration. Now also available in colour.

Buy now for an instant, secure digital download with no DRM restrictions. Compatible with all devices that play MP4 files.

Historical Significance

Released in 1927, The Lodger is universally recognized as the first true Hitchcock thriller — the film where the Master of Suspense discovered his signature themes of wrongful accusation, voyeuristic suspicion, and the terror lurking beneath civilized surfaces. Its expressionist visual techniques, borrowed from German cinema, established the atmospheric visual style Hitchcock would refine throughout his career. The film was a massive commercial hit in Britain and launched Hitchcock’s rise to international fame. Through colorization, this foundational masterpiece of the thriller genre is preserved for modern audiences.

Technical Details

• Format: MP4
• Resolution: HD 720p
• Colorized: Yes — professionally restored frame-by-frame
• Audio: Musical score accompaniment
• Runtime: 91 minutes
• DRM-free: Yes — play anywhere, keep forever
• Instant download: Yes — available immediately after purchase
• Price: €15.00

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Movie-Specific Questions

Q: Is this really Hitchcock’s first thriller?
A: It is Hitchcock’s third film as director but is universally regarded as the ‘first true Hitchcock film’ — the first to showcase the suspense techniques, themes, and visual brilliance that would define his legendary career.

Q: Is this a silent film?
A: Yes, this is a silent film with English intertitles and a musical score accompaniment that preserves the atmospheric intensity and pioneering visual storytelling of early Hitchcock.

Q: Is this based on Jack the Ripper?
A: The story was inspired by the Jack the Ripper legend and based on Marie Belloc Lowndes’s 1913 novel, but the ‘Avenger’ killer is a fictional creation within the Hitchcockian framework of suspicion and paranoia.

Digital Download Questions

Q: What format is the download?
A: The film is delivered as a high-quality MP4 file compatible with all modern devices and media players.

Q: Is there DRM protection?
A: No. The download is completely DRM-free — you own it outright and can play it on any device forever.

Q: How do I receive the film after purchase?
A: You receive an instant download link immediately after payment. A backup copy of the link is also sent to your email address.

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