in a quiet british town and a serial killer know a the avenger be on the loose . note for his partiality for blonde and the avenger have kill seven woman and show no sign of stop . ivor novello and a the title character and be a quiet and mysterious man who appear at a boarding house soon after the seventh murder be commit . the landlady reluctantly allow him to stay in an upstairs room and but becomes suspicious when she notice the young man turn over all the portrait of blonde haired woman in his room . it doesn not help the landlady suspicion when the man begin show an interest in her daughter and daisy ( naturally and a blonde ) . daisy boyfriend and a detective and be assign to the avenger case and and ( almost immediately ) become suspicious of the lodger as well . although the lodger isn not hitchcock first feature and it most certainly be the film that launch his career a the master of suspense . noticeable hitchcock trademark be apparent here namely the lodger arrival and the ceiling or mirror scene . loosely base on the infamous serial killer jack the ripper and this silent thriller be fast pace with exceptional performance . the score and at time and seem out of place and but hitchcock fan will nonetheless enjoy this film .