A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
Barbara Everest
- Mrs. Bunting
- (as Barbara Everst)
Kynaston Reeves
- Bob Mitchell
- (as P. Kynaston Reeves)
Molly Fisher
- Gladys Sims
- (as Mollie Fisher)
Andreas Malandrinos
- Rabinovitch
- (as Andrea Malandrinas)
Harold Meade
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
- Newspaper Seller
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIvor Novello reprises his lead role from Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927). Hitchcock was asked to direct the sound remake of his 1927 film, but declined.
- GoofsNear the end, in the public house scene, Michel (Ivor Novello) overturns his drink of beer and we see the glass fragments spilled onto his table. In the next shot of the table the main piece of broken glass is miraculously upright. Subsequently, the shattered glass reverts back to its original state when a waiter picks up the largest intact piece of glass and places it upright on the table.
- ConnectionsEdited into Terror! Theatre: The Phantom Fiend (1957)
Featured review
"The Next Time We Will Talk Of Less Gloomy Things!"...
Based on the original silent version of THE LODGER, Director Maurice Elvey's THE PHANTOM FIEND is a classic in its own right.
Angeloff (Ivor Novello) moves into a London boarding house just as a murdering maniac gets busy with his grisly work. Angeloff is immediately under suspicion due to his odd behavior and "peculiar" way of speaking. His deepening relationship with a young woman named Daisy (Elizabeth Allan) is the emotional heart of the film.
The fear of strangers / others is explored. Novello plays his eccentric role very convincingly, mixing a controlled menace with a subtle vulnerability.
Elvey uses various lighting and camera techniques to give the sense of growing paranoia.
A wonderful movie that's more than just another thriller...
Angeloff (Ivor Novello) moves into a London boarding house just as a murdering maniac gets busy with his grisly work. Angeloff is immediately under suspicion due to his odd behavior and "peculiar" way of speaking. His deepening relationship with a young woman named Daisy (Elizabeth Allan) is the emotional heart of the film.
The fear of strangers / others is explored. Novello plays his eccentric role very convincingly, mixing a controlled menace with a subtle vulnerability.
Elvey uses various lighting and camera techniques to give the sense of growing paranoia.
A wonderful movie that's more than just another thriller...
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- azathothpwiggins
- Oct 4, 2021
Details
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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