
A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Bunting's daughter is a blonde model and is seeing one of the detectives assigned to the case. The detective becomes jealous of the lodger and begins to suspect he may be the avenger.... (Full plot summary below)
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A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Bunting's daughter is a blonde model and is seeing one of the detectives assigned to the case. The detective becomes jealous of the lodger and begins to suspect he may be the avenger.
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| Little White LiesWally HammondOne for Hitch fans, one for thriller fans, one for cinema fans. Do not miss. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis restoration of Hitchcock's 1926 silent melodrama offers a gripping prehistory not just of his own work, but the Hollywood thriller itself. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceBeauty protected and destroyed, shot fittingly with a Germanic eye |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough the story has been remade many times, Hitchcock's silent version (his third work) holds up well, bearing the director's distinctive vision; he said his career relly began with that picture |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonHitchcock's third film is his first suspense movie, and thus the first real "Hitchcock" movie. |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerHitchcock began as a title designer and an art director before graduating to the director's chair and he draws on those talents, as well as his lessons from the German film studios where expressionism was the rage, for this film. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrNot a great film, but a remarkable one, with Hitchcock at his most 'innovative.' |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonSawhney's score brings contemporary melodies to Hitch's silent delight. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonMake allowances for Ivor Novello's hammy acting as the mysterious lodger wrongly accused of the killings, and relish instead Hitch's intuitive grasp of visual storytelling. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumQuite effective early Hitchcock thriller. |