Set in late Victorian London, 'The Lodger' follows the terror caused by Jack the Ripper, who is murdering actresses under the cover of night. The Burton family, struggling financially, take in a mysterious young lodger. While he appears polite and harmless, Mrs. Burton grows convinced that he may be the infamous killer, especially as her beautiful actress niece lives with them. Cast: - Merle Oberon as Kitty Langley - Laird Cregar as Mr. Slade, the lodger - George Sanders as Inspector John Warwick - Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Robert Bonting - Sara Allgood as Ellen Bonting - Aubrey Mather as Superintendent Sutherland - Queenie Leonard as Daisy, the maid - Doris Lloyd as Jennie - David Clyde as Detective Sergeant Bates - Helena Pickard as Annie Rowley - Gerald Hamer as The Milkmen Runtime: 84 minutes