May Classic: The Lodger (1927)
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At Dave’s last Classic, we discussed working more silent films into the lineup, so my pick this month is what some consider Alfred Hitchcock’s directorial debut (although he actually directed one movie before it), 1927’s silent mystery-thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.
This atmospheric yarn stars the brilliant—and handsome—Ivor Novello as a young man who moves into a boarding house just as a spate of murders is happening in the neighborhood. What’s his deal, anyway? We’ll find out as we observe nascent Hitchcock exhibiting glimmers of his future brilliance.
Can’t wait to share and discuss this one and hope to detect as many Classics lovers as possible creeping through the fog this Sunday!
Details:
1. The watch party will be hosted on kosmi.io, which requires no software to be installed and will run on almost any platform.
It requires a browser such as Chrome. Although it does not technically require a logon, for security purposes we all really should.
When you enter the room there will be a signup button. With it you can signup with your google id, Apple Id, or an email and password.
Dave created a video that has some hints and instructions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_B7oMlnFxX9SwNRHu-aNwKmdeOGhNem1/view?usp=sharing
2. Watch on your own using your favorite streaming service and join us for the post-movie Zoom discussion.