Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"

Genres

Documentary

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This short documentary takes a look at the making of Twentieth Century Fox's 1944 film "The Lodger".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

16 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

09 October 2007

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Brahm

Self (archive footage)

Laird Cregar

Self (archive footage)

Kim Newman

Self

Drew Casper

Self

Steve Haberman

Self

Steve Jones

Self

Gregory W. Mank

Self

Christopher Wicking

Self

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