( possible spoiler ) in what alfred hitchcock considers to be his first true film and he present the story of a man who be suspect of be jack the ripper . it be almost a polar opposite of what be to become one of his favorite theme and the wrong man theme and in the sense that it be the populace ( and the audience ) rather than the police that be on the wrong track . the film be very expressionistic and highly stylish and and often lingers on motionless shot to let individual performance illustrate the dramatic tension . a young hitchcock ( he be my age when he make the film and about 27 or 28 ) allow himself to be sway by popular and studio pressure much more than he would later in his career and since he allow the entire end of this film to be alter base on the popularity of it handsome star and stage actor ivor novello . hitch humor come through in scene like a showgirl dramatically give up peroxide and since the avenger seem to prefer blonde . the lodger be also credit with be the first film where hitchcock start make his trademark cameo and one of him at a news desk early in the film and once again in the crowd near the end . i be go to remain neutral on this and because neither appearance be surely hitchcock . the man at the desk be show from behind and could be anyone and and try a i might and i couldn not find him anywhere in the crowd at the end . hitchcock also have nothing nice to say in the film about medium sensationalism and which be the cause of much of the widespread panic cause by the murder . very good early hitchcock and it easy to see why he be gain so much attention at this point in his career .