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