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Les Cheveux d'or

Hitchcock's Lodger, renamed for Paris.

What

The anonymous 1927 French poster for Les Cheveux d'or, the French title of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger, distributed in France by Mappemonde Films.

Why

The Lodger was Hitchcock's first thriller; the French release named it for the golden hair of the killer's victims.

Notice

Printed in Paris by the Imprimeries Jules Simon.

“London fog, French title.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Country / studio
United Kingdom
Printer / stone
Imprimeries Jules Simon, Paris
Format
Other
Poster published
French film poster, 1927
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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