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Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (The) AKA The Lodger AKA The Case of Jonathan Drew (1927)
Evidence indicates that the new lodger in a private boarding house may be the notorious Jack The Ripper.Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The UK Network 2012 restoration edition features the original tinting and a featurette on the newly commissioned score by Nitin Sawheny.
The US MGM release has two soundtracks and the most extras.
The UK Network "Hitchcock: The British Years" boxset includes an alternate "Archive" version of the movie and minor extras related to the movie itself, as well as other extras throughout the boxset.
Also available in:
- The US by The Criterion Collection
Note that the differing runtimes come from different projection speeds and differing restorations.
Note that the film was restored in 2012 as part of the "Hitchcock 9" restoration project.
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions. Supposedly "public domain" releases by companies such as Avenue One, Brentwood, Diamond Entertainment, Digiview, Laserlight, Mill Creek, Passion Productions, St. Clair Vision, Sonart, Westlake, Whirlwind and others should be avoided. Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock: Dial © for Copyright". Hitchcock's films and their many releases are also covered in detail here at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide".
More information about the various DVD releases can be found on Silent Era and on Hitchcock Wiki (picture comparisons available).
A picture comparison between the German boxset and the the UK one is available on DVD Beaver, as well as a review of the MGM edition through the following link: -
CUTS:
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (99:24 NTSC).
- R2 Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Germany- Concorde - No Cuts - archive version (70:10 PAL)
- R2 2012 Restoration United Kingdom- Network - No cuts - 2012 restoration (87:09 PAL)
- R2 Alfred Hitchcock: The British Years United Kingdom- Network - No Cuts, includes both the restored version (90:11 PAL) and the archive version (70:39 PAL), both with English intertitles.
- R4 Director's Suite Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (99:24 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 25/03/08
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/09/18UPDATE LOG:
12/05/2011: Addition of the R4 Australia Edition and minor clean-up
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23/10/2010: Addition of the full specifications of the UK "British Years" boxset, the R1 MGM edition and comparison clean-up.
02/10/2012: Added Network's 2012 Restoration and review.
05/08/17: Removed unauthorized Whirlwind, Laserlight, Brentood, St Clair, Navarre.
23/09/18: Added Germany, Updated Australia, updated notes.
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