Stranger on the Third Floor

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Boris Ingster
Writer Frank Partos (Story), Nathanael West (Writer)
Release Date August 16, 1940
Runtime 64 min (1h 4m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $171,200
Box Office N/A
Studios RKO Radio Pictures

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Directed by Boris Ingster
• Written by Frank Partos , Nathanael West
⭐ 3.3 / 5 (111 votes) ⏱️ 64 min 🎬 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Ratings Breakdown:

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Synopsis

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

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Boris Ingster
Boris Ingster
Director
 Story Frank Partos
Frank Partos
Story
 Writer Nathanael West
Nathanael West
Writer
 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
Defense Attorney
 Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Police Surgeon
 Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)