At the age of 5, his father told Alfred to go to the police and, hand the officer a note. ... written by Donald Spoto supports this fact by stating,The Lodger [displays] classic staircase, [which] is [known] as western symbol, describes relationships in terms of ascent and descent along the stair case. [?] ... Nevertheless, this movie blends in perfectly with Alfred's classic themes. ... Alfred has guided us though the looking glass of our minds using a classic Cinerama technique used to grab the emotional reaction of the viewing audience. ...

• Word Count: 1872
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At the age of 5, his father told Alfred to go to the police and, hand the officer a note. ... written by Donald Spoto supports this fact by stating,The Lodger [displays] classic staircase, [which] is [known] as western symbol, describes relationships in terms of ascent and descent along the stair case. [?] ... Nevertheless, this movie blends in perfectly with Alfred's classic themes. ... Alfred has guided us though the looking glass of our minds using a classic Cinerama technique used to grab the emotional reaction of the viewing audience. ...

• Word Count: 1872
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Besides being Hitchcock's first acclaimed motion picture, The Lodger is also note worthy because it was the movie in which one of the greatest movie traditions of all time would begin; the famous Hitchcock cameo appearance, a unique trademark of his films for the next fifty years. ... That film marked the first is a secession of six thrillers which would become known as the classic "thriller sextet". ...

• Word Count: 2467
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School