ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S THE LODGER W/ LIVE SCORE BY JEFF RAPSIS

MARCH 28

The most famous of Hitchcock's 9 directed silent films, The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog is the thriller that established Alfred Hitchcock as an auteur and a house-hold name in Britain. Atmospheric, clever, and riveting, this early film beauty maximized its director's visual mastery. The Lodger even features the first of Hitchcock's cameos in his own films! This screening is brought to sound-life live for the JPT audience: Featuring an introduction and live musical score performed on synth-piano by virtuoso accompanist Jeff Rapsis!

When a landlady (Marie Ault) and her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they're overjoyed: He's quiet, humble and pays a month's rent in advance. But his mysterious and suspicious behavior soon has them wondering if he's the killer terrorizing local blond girls. Their daughter, Daisy (June), a cocky model, is far less concerned, her attraction obvious. Her police-detective boyfriend (Malcolm Keen), in a pique of jealousy, seeks to uncover the lodger's true identity.

Musician and Silent Film Expert Jeff Rapsis will hold a Q&A after the film.