The Phantom Fiend (1932)
The Lodger (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 25min
- Action, Crime
- 08 Sep 1932 (USA)
- Movie
A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
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| Ivor Novello | ... |
Angeloff
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| Elizabeth Allan | ... |
Daisy Bunting
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| A.W. Baskcomb | ... |
Mr. Bunting
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| Barbara Everest | ... |
Mrs. Bunting
(as Barbara Everst)
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| Jack Hawkins | ... |
John Martin
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Shayle Gardner | ... |
Detective Snell
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Peter Gawthorne | ... |
Lord Southcliff
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Kynaston Reeves | ... |
Bob Mitchell
(as P. Kynaston Reeves)
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Drusilla Wills | ... |
Mrs. Coles
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Anthony Holles | ... |
Silvono
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| George Merritt | ... |
Commissioner
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Molly Fisher | ... |
Gladys Sims
(as Mollie Fisher)
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| Andreas Malandrinos | ... |
Rabinovitch
(as Andrea Malandrinas)
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Iris Ashley | ... |
Police Commissioner's Daughter
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| Harold Meade | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Ian Wilson | ... |
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Maurice Elvey | ||
Written by
| Marie Belloc Lowndes | ... | (novel) (as Mrs. Belloc Lowndes) |
| Miles Mander | ... | (scenario) and |
| Paul Rotha | ... | (scenario) |
| H. Fowler Mear | ... | (adapted for the screen by) |
| Ivor Novello | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Julius Hagen | ... | producer |
Music by
| W.L. Trytel | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Basil Emmott | ||
| William Luff | ||
| Sydney Blythe | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Jack Harris | ||
Editorial Department
| Lister Laurance | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| James A. Carter | ... | (as James Carter) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fred V. Merrick | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Baynham Honri | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| W.L. Trytel | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Woolf & Freedman Film Service (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Olympic Pictures (1935) (United States) (theatrical) (re-edited version)
- The Video Cellar (2010) (World-wide) (video) (as 'The Phantom Fiend') (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Twickenham Film Studios (production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A maniac is terrorizing London, stalking and murdering street-women at night. Michael Angeloff, a Hungarian musician, takes lodgings with the parents of Daisy Bunting, and a romance develops between the girl and Angeloff. As the terroristic murders continue, circumstances gradually point the finger of suspicion at Angeloff, as the only clue the police have is that the killer is a foreign musician.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | A MYSTERY MASTERPIECE TAKES ON NEW LIFE (Print Ad- Victoria Daily Times, ((Victoria, BC)) 6 April 1933) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ivor Novello reprises his lead role from Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927). Hitchcock was asked to direct the sound remake of his 1927 film, but declined. See more » |
| Goofs | Near the end, in the public house scene, Michel (Ivor Novello) overturns his drink of beer and we see the glass fragments spilled onto his table. In the next shot of the table the main piece of broken glass is miraculously upright. Subsequently, the shattered glass reverts back to its original state when a waiter picks up the largest intact piece of glass and places it upright on the table. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Phantom Fiend (1957). See more » |