Stranger on the Third Floor
Genres
Overview
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Details
Budget
$171200
Revenue
$0
Runtime
64 min
Release Date
1940-08-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
99
Vote Average
6.48
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)
William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)
John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)
Gladden James
Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Paul McVey
Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Bud Osborne
Bartender (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Customer at Nick's (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Court Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Catherine Wallace
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Weldon
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)
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