#1. The Lodger (1927)

Storyline: When a landlady (Marie Ault) and her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they're overjoyed: He's quiet, humble and pays a month's rent in advance. But his mysterious and suspicious behavior soon has them wondering if he's the killer terrorizing local blond girls. Their daughter, Daisy (June), a cocky model, is far less concerned, her attraction obvious. Her police-detective boyfriend (Malcolm Keen), in a pique of jealousy, seeks to uncover the lodger's true identity.

Plot Keywords: lodger, landlady, husband, daughter, detective, witness, dark ...

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#2. Since You Went Away (1944)

Storyline: While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter Jane and the Colonel's grandson conduct.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Plot Keywords: housewife, daughter, young woman, lodger, soldier, maid, melodramatic ...

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#3. The Lodger (1944)

Storyline: 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.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>

Plot Keywords: serial killer, inspector, singer, maid, lodger, chilling, suspenseful ...

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#4. So Evil My Love (1948)

Storyline: Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. Olivia falls so completely under amoral Mark's spell that he's able to overcome her scruples, and soon she's his willing tool in an ambitious scheme of theft and blackmail...maybe too ambitious.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: widow, young woman, passenger, lodger, con artist, old friend, dark ...

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#5. Under the Mud (2006)

Storyline: On the occasion of daughter Olivia's (Jasmine Mubery) communion, the Potts family falls apart as parents Joe (Andrew Schofield) and Sally (Lisa Parry) must decide whether to stay together, especially when an old beau of Sally's shows up. Olivia and her brother go missing, but oldest daughter Paula (Lauren Steele) is too busy tracking down her absent boyfriend to find them. Magic (Lenny Wood), a lodger who has "adopted" the Potts, tags along, all the while suppressing his feelings for Paula.

Plot Keywords: father, mother, sister, teen boy, teen girl, lodger, charming ...

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