The Lodger 1944 123movies

Watch: The Lodger 1944 123movies, Full Movie Online – In late Victorian London, Jack the Ripper has been killing and maiming actresses in the night. The Burtons are forced to take in a lodger due to financial hardship. He seems like a nice young man, but Mrs. Burton suspects him of being the ripper because of some mysterious and suspicious habits, and fears for her beautiful actress niece who lives with them..
Plot: In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
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This is quite a suspenseful drama set amongst the murderous goings-on of “Jack the Ripper” in Whitechapel in 19th century London. Laird Cregan is “Slade” – an imposing, secretive, man who takes up lodgings with Sir Cedric Hardwicke and his wife Sara Allgood. Gradually his nocturnal habits begin to arouse her suspicion, and coupled with the ongoing “Ripper” fears, they begin to suspect that he may not be on the level. These tensions begin to heighten when “Slade” meets their music-hall star niece “Kitty” (Merle Oberon) who also lodges with them. They enlist the help of “Insp. Warwick” (George Sanders) who is already working on the “Ripper” case (and who is also quite keen on “Kitty” too!), and together they have to act quickly to prevent more killings. It’s atmospheric and well paced; the cast all deliver well and the ending – it reminded me a bit of “Phantom of the Opera” (1943) – is quite a climactic affair. Cregan has something sinister about him from the start – and his eyes do much of his acting for him here – full of menace. Oberon plays the damsel in distress quite convincingly, too. John Brahm and Barré Lyndon have collaborated well here and it is well worth a watch on a dark night!

Your beauty is exquisite.

Victorian London, Whitechapple, and some maniac is slaughtering women with stage backgrounds. 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? This part of London is cloaked in fog, the cobbled streets damp and bearing witness to unspeakable crimes, the gas lights dimly flicker as the British Bobby searches in vain for Bloody Jack.

The scene is set for what is to me the finest adaptation to deal with the notorious murderer, Jack the Ripper. A remake of the Alfred Hitchcock silent from 1927, this adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes novel not only looks great (Lucien Ballard’s photography creating fluid eeriness and film noir fatalism) but also chills the blood without ever actually spilling any. It’s a testament to John Brahm’s direction that the film constantly feels like a coiled spring waiting to explode, a spring that is realised in the form of Laird Cregar’s incredibly unnerving portrayal of Mr Slade.

Laird Cregar, as evidenced here, was a fine actor in the making. 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. After just 16 films, of which this was his second to last, the movie world was robbed of a truly fine performer, a sad story in a long line of sad incidents that taint the Hollywood story.

George Sanders and Merle Oberon (as police inspector and Slade’s infatuation respectively) engage in a less than fully realised romantic strand, and Cedric Hardwicke dominates all the scenes that don’t feature the might of Cregar, but really it’s the big man’s show all the way. 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. Deviating from the novel, something which has over the years annoyed purists, The Lodger shows its hand very much from the off, yet this in no way hurts the picture. 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. 9/10

Your beauty is exquisite.
Victorian London, Whitechapple, and some maniac is slaughtering women with stage backgrounds. 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? This part of London is cloaked in fog, the cobbled streets damp and bearing witness to unspeakable crimes, the gas lights dimly flicker as the British Bobby searches in vain for Bloody Jack.

The scene is set for what is to me the finest adaptation to deal with the notorious murderer, Jack the Ripper. A remake of the Alfred Hitchcock silent from 1927, this adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes novel not only looks great (Lucien Ballard’s photography creating fluid eeriness and film noir fatalism) but also chills the blood without ever actually spilling any. It’s a testament to John Brahm’s direction that the film constantly feels like a coiled spring waiting to explode, a spring that is realised in the form of Laird Cregar’s incredibly unnerving portrayal of Mr Slade.

Laird Cregar, as evidenced here, was a fine actor in the making. 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. After just 16 films, of which this was his second to last, the movie world was robbed of a truly fine performer, a sad story in a long line of sad incidents that taint the Hollywood story.

George Sanders and Merle Oberon (as police inspector and Slade’s infatuation respectively) engage in a less than fully realised romantic strand, and Cedric Hardwicke dominates all the scenes that don’t feature the might of Cregar, but really it’s the big man’s show all the way. 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. Deviating from the novel, something which has over the years annoyed purists, The Lodger shows its hand very much from the off, yet this in no way hurts the picture. 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. 9/10

Laird Cregar makes for an unforgettable antagonist.
Adapting the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, 17 years after Hitchcock had done so well with his silent film version, director John Brahm here creates a literate, exciting, spooky Victorian era thriller. During the time of Jack the Rippers’ bloody reign of terror, a man who identifies himself as “Slade” (Laird Cregar) rents some rooms from an older couple named the Bontings (Cedric Hardwicke, Sara Allgood). He keeps odd hours, and supposedly needs the space to perform some sort of “experiments”. Ellen Bonting (Allgood) comes to suspect that this eccentric gentleman “Slade” might in fact be The Ripper. This new tenant soon develops a fixation on Saras’ comely niece Kitty Langley (Merle Oberon), a musical performer.

The cast is tremendously good in this kind of setting, and the story, as told by screenwriter Barre Lyndon and director Brahm, is efficient and entertaining. It moves along quite well – even though it gives Oberon an opportunity to strut her stuff in two numbers, these are over fairly quickly. Lyndons’ script has some noticeable themes to it, such as the cleansing power of water, and of the supposed “evil” that can be found in the most beautiful of women. The sets, the costumes, and the superior black & white cinematography by the talented Lucien Ballard all add substantial value to the production. It’s as wonderfully atmospheric as so many other b & w horror films from the 30s and 40s. Some of the best moments actually take place when the score cuts out and we’re left with ambient sound on the soundtrack. Brahm was one filmmaker who really knew how to generate suspense.

Cregar is excellent in the title role. Even though we’re never in any real doubt as to “Slade”s’ identity, he dares to invite some sympathy for this deluded, deranged character. He makes all of his scenes riveting. Oberon is enticing as the young woman who will become his object of desire. The dapper, elegant George Sanders is fun as the Scotland Yard detective in charge of the case. Hardwicke and Allgood are fine as the landlords, and he’s the one who urges some calm and reason while her imagination starts going wild. Aubrey Mather, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, David Clyde, Helena Pickard, and Frederic Worlock are all fine in support.

Well worth a look, especially if one is partial to the genre films of this era, and / or they have a fascination for any Ripper-related story.

Same story filmed again nine years later as “Man in the Attic”, with Jack Palance in the lead.

Eight out of 10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 24 min (84 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director John Brahm
Writer Barré Lyndon, Marie Belloc Lowndes
Actors Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory 20th Century-Fox Studio Laboratory, USA
Film Length 2,249.42 m (9 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm