Movie·1940·1h 4m
Stranger on the Third Floor
Directed By
Boris Ingster
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Written By
Frank Partos, Nathanael West
Producer
Lee S. Marcus
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Music
Roy Webb
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
107 votes
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// cast
Cast
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
Cliff Clark
Martin
Oscar O'Shea
The Judge
Alec Craig
Briggs' Defense Attorney
Otto Hoffman
Charles Evans
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Lee S. Marcus
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Frank Partos
Screenplay
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Boris Ingster
Director
Nathanael West
Writer
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