The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927 · Movie · NR · 91 min

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Made first for older men 1

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog's audience scores lean most toward older men at 84 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreolder men 84 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
58
Young Women
16
Older Men
84
Older Women
42
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
88
Black
40
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
36
Middle Eastern
46
Indigenous
50
Mixed
44
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Alfred Hitchcock (director) · Alma Reville (director) · Gaetano di Ventimiglia (director)