Laird Cregar stars once again as the killer, this time a nervous, socially awkward lodger living in the attic of a nice family’s house, leaving at night with his medical bag to cut up women.
There’s another lodger in the house, a singer played by Merle Oberon, who Cregar gets a dangerous crush on and quickly becomes obsessed with.
Like HANGOVER SQUARE, THE LODGER is expertly shot in black and white and features some great performances and set pieces, not least of which is the final showdown between the killer and his captors backstage at a cabaret.
This was the second remake of Hitchcock’s attempt and though I haven’t seen the two earlier versions, it is my understanding that this is considered the best of the three. So, keep that in mind next time someone tells you all remakes suck.
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