The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1944's "The Lodger" in the Pacific Northwest.

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February 20, 1944 ad (Seattle)


February 13, 1944 photo (Portland)


February 21, 1944 ad (Seattle)


February 22, 1944 ad (Seattle)

February 23, 1944 article (Portland)


February 23, 1944 ad (Portland)


February 24, 1944 ad (Portland)


February 25, 1944 ad (Portland)


The Lodger (1944) trailer

In late Victorian London, Jack the Ripper has been killing and maiming actresses in the night. The Burtons are forced to take in a lodger due to financial hardship. He seems like a nice young man, but Mrs. Burton suspects him of being the ripper because of some mysterious and suspicious habits, and fears for her beautiful actress niece who lives with them

Director: John Brahm
Writers: Marie Belloc Lowndes (Novel), Barré Lyndon (Screenplay)
Stars: Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar, Cedric Hardwicke
 
 
 
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