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Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir directed by Boris Ingster and starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, and Charles Waldron, and featuring Elisha Cook Jr. It was written by Frank Partos .
- Lee S. Marcus
- Roy Webb
- August 16, 1940 (US)
Stranger on the Third Floor: Directed by Boris Ingster. With Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron. An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.
- Boris Ingster
- 1
- 2 min
When upstart journalist Michael Ward (John McGuire) testifies that he saw Joe Briggs (Elisha Cook Jr.) at the scene of a murder, Briggs is jailed and sentenced to death. Later, Michael's ...
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- Peter Lorre
- Boris Ingster
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Summaries. An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself. Rising reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in the murder trial of young Joe Briggs, who is convicted on circumstantial evidence while swearing innocence.
1h 4m 1940. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A newspaperman serves as key witness in a circumstantial murder case. Cast & Crew. Read More. Boris Ingster. Director. Peter Lorre. The stranger. John Mcguire. Michael [Ward] Margaret Tallichet. Jane. Charles Waldron.
- Boris Ingster, James Casey
- Peter Lorre
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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) - Film Noir. Eddie Robson, who is one of the world’s most thorough-going experts on film noir, is determined that Stranger on the Third Floor is the world’s first film noir. Not that one should spend a lot of time on this debate, but still it’s discussed. And he might even be right!
