MILL CREEK LEGENDS OF HORROR: The Lodger (1927)
Based on The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the play Who Is He?, which was co-written by Belloc Lowndes, Hitchcock’s third movie was his first thriller and also the start of his cameo appearances. A killer named the Avenger has already murdered seven young blondes, always on Tuesday nights. Daisy Bunting (June Tripp), a […]
MILL CREEK LEGENDS OF HORROR: The Ring (1927)
“One Round” Jack Sander (Carl Brisson) is defeated by Australian heavyweight champion Bob Corby (Ian Hunter), whose manager offers to have Jack be Bob’s full-time sparring partner. But oh, Bob— he’s all over Jack’s girlfriend, Mabel (Lillian Hall-Davis), buying her a bracelet and canoodling with her. On their wedding day, Jack starts to believe that […]
Sensation Seekers (1927)
According to film historian Anthony Slide, Florence Lois Weber “was the American cinema’s first genuine auteur, a filmmaker involved in all aspects of production and one who utilized the motion picture to put across her own ideas and philosophies.” She’s also been called the most important female director in the history of American film. It’s […]
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