Later dubbed by the director himself as the "first true Hitchcock picture", this is a classic suspense thriller. London is haunted by someone who goes by the name of "The Avenger" and kills young blonde women under cover of darkness. In this climate of fear, the Bunting family's mysterious new lodger raises terrible suspicion. Is he the wanted murderer? The expressionist lighting, the dark sets, the shadows and mirror effects reveal Hitchcock's interest in German cinema at the time.
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