The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Marie Belloc Lowndes's novel, following a landlady's growing suspicion that the mysterious new lodger in her house is a serial killer stalking foggy London streets, a plot loosely inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders. The film displays visual and suspense techniques, including subjective camera work and carefully built tension around audience uncertainty, that became hallmarks of Hitchcock's later career. The Lodger is widely regarded as the first film in which Hitchcock's distinctive directorial style is fully evident, and it is often cited as the true beginning of his identity as a filmmaker.