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Stranger on the Third Floor
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Title: Stranger on the Third Floor

Release Date: 16 Aug 1940

Runtime: 1h 4m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Director: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (95 votes)

Cast

  • The Stranger: Peter Lorre
  • Michael Ward: John McGuire
  • Jane: Margaret Tallichet
  • District Attorney: Charles Waldron
  • Joe Briggs: Elisha Cook Jr.
  • Albert Meng: Charles Halton
  • Mrs. Kane: Ethel Griffies
  • Martin: Cliff Clark
  • The Judge: Oscar O'Shea
  • Briggs' Defense Attorney: Alec Craig
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