Jack The Ripper: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

Our first fictionalized adaptation of Jack the Ripper is an early Alfred Hitchcock film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927). In the film, a landlord couple begin to suspect that their new tenant (played by gay musical composer Ivor Novello) is The Avenger, a serial killer of blonde women, who may have his sights set on their daughter Daisy. Topics include: appreciating black & white silent movies; German Expressionism; Hitchcock trademarks; and how the film anticipates True Crime discussions we're still having 100 years later. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for 135+ hours of bonus content, including a primer on Sir John Franklin's failed 1846 expedition to find the Northwest Passage, and episode by episode coverage of S01 of The Terror, the AMC series that adapts it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices