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Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

6.5(107)1h 4m1940-08-16

MysteryThriller

Overview

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Director:: Boris Ingster
Writers:: Frank Partos, Nathanael West
Producers:: Lee S. Marcus
Cinematographer:: Nicholas Musuraca
Composer:: Roy Webb
Production:: RKO Radio Pictures
Budget:: $171,200
Status:: Released

Cast

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

The Stranger

John McGuire

John McGuire

Michael Ward

Margaret Tallichet

Margaret Tallichet

Jane

Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron

District Attorney

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joe Briggs

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Albert Meng

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Kane

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Martin

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

The Judge

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Briggs' Defense Attorney

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Charles Evans

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)