Stranger on the Third Floor
1940•1h 4m•6.4•Released
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Director
Boris Ingster
Writer
Frank Partos, Nathanael West
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
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
Defense Attorney
Otto Hoffman
Police Surgeon
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Lee S. Marcus
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