This Day in Halloween: Hitchcock's Jack the Ripper film "The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog" premieres in New York City in 1928. / Illustration by Ryn Heller
The Lodger: A Story of The London Fog premieres in New York City in 1928. The Alfred Hitchcock take on the Jack The Ripper story is a hit. The film is considered the first true Hitchcock film and the director’s best silent film.
