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Ivor Novello: Rat
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Novello ... made films and appeared in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923) and The Lodger (1926). His first play, The Rat, was produced in 1924. Novello, who usually appeared in his own plays, also wrote Symphony in Two Flats (1930), The Truth Game (1934), Proscenium (1934), Glamorous Nights (1935), Careless Rapture (1936), Full House (1936), Crest of a Wave (1937), Comedienne (1938) and The Dancing Years (1939).
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A homosexual with no desire to become a family man, Novello thrived professionally in multiple careers. His stint as playwright, and frequent actor of his own words, took off in 1924 when he wrote and performed in The Rat. Back on screen, he acted against type, playing a psychopath in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger (1926).
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The rest of the cast does well in support of Novello, especially Marie Ault & Arthur Chesney as his increasingly frightened landlords. Monosyllabic actress June flounces prettily as their flirtatious daughter; Malcolm Keen, whose character is done rather dirty by the script, plays the suspicious cop who loves her.
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