Movie: Stranger on the Third Floor

Top 10 Billed Cast

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

Briggs' Defense Attorney

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

  • Release Date

    1940-08-16

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    English
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