Jack the Ripper as Inspiration

Presented by Susan Ohmer

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Infamous London serial killer, Jack the Ripper, served as inspiration for Marie Belloc Lowdnes’ ‘The Lodger’, and in turn, Hitchcock’s film ‘The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog’. However, the novel is not so much about the character of Jack the Ripper, as the effects of the criminal on a particular family.

5 minutes

Speaker:
Susan Ohmer
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