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Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Genres

MysteryThriller

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

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Budget

$171200

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

64 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

16 August 1940

Country

United States of America

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)

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)

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