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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Genre : Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Romance

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Boris Ingster
Writer : Frank Partos

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)
Lee Bonnell
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)
John Harmon
John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Max Hoffman Jr.
Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)
Gladden James
Gladden James
Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Charles Judels
Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Jane Keckley
Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Paul McVey
Paul McVey
Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Broderick O'Farrell
Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Bartender (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Suzanne Ridgway
Customer at Nick's (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore
Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Bess Wade
Court Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Catherine Wallace
Catherine Wallace
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Weldon
Robert Weldon
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Frank Yaconelli
Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)

Crews

Boris Ingster
Boris Ingster
Director
Frank Partos
Frank Partos
Screenplay
Lee S. Marcus
Lee S. Marcus
Producer
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Renié
Renié
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Nathanael West
Nathanael West
Writer
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction

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