Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

64 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Aug. 16, 1940

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

Stranger on the Third Floor

64 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Aug. 16, 1940

Stranger on the Third Floor
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Stranger on the Third Floor
Directors Boris Ingster
Writers Nathanael West, Frank Partos

Cast

Peter Lorre

as The Stranger

John McGuire

as Michael Ward

Charles Waldron

as District Attorney

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Joe Briggs

Charles Halton

as Albert Meng

Ethel Griffies

as Mrs. Kane

Cliff Clark

as Martin

Oscar O'Shea

as The Judge

Alec Craig

as Briggs' Defense Attorney

Otto Hoffman

as Charles Evans

Bobby Barber

as Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell

as Reporter (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

as Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

as Detective (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

as Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

as Postman (uncredited)

William Edmunds

as Gardener (uncredited)

Jim Farley

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Greta Granstedt

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

John Harmon

as Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

as Detective (uncredited)

Max Hoffman Jr.

as Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)

Gladden James

as Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Judels

as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Jane Keckley

as Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Paul McVey

as Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

as Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Policeman (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

as Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Bud Osborne

as Bartender (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Customer at Nick's (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

as Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)

Dick Rush

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)

Bess Wade

as Court Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Catherine Wallace

as Woman (uncredited)

Robert Weldon

as Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Yaconelli

as Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)