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Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Release: 1940-08-16 ·Runtime: 64m ·★ 6.4
Mystery Thriller

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

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Emory Parnell Emory Parnell as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Lee Phelps Lee Phelps as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited) Suzanne Ridgway Suzanne Ridgway as Customer at Nick's (uncredited) Greta Granstedt Greta Granstedt as Housekeeper (uncredited) John Harmon John Harmon as Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited) Max Hoffman Jr. Max Hoffman Jr. as Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited) Broderick O'Farrell Broderick O'Farrell as Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Ralph Sanford Ralph Sanford as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited) Ethel Griffies Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Kane Charles Judels Charles Judels as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited) Herb Vigran Herb Vigran as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited) Charles Waldron Charles Waldron as District Attorney Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Court Clerk (uncredited) Dell Henderson Dell Henderson as Detective (uncredited) Donald Kerr Donald Kerr as Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited) Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor as Policeman (uncredited) Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as The Stranger John McGuire John McGuire as Michael Ward Oscar O'Shea Oscar O'Shea as The Judge Otto Hoffman Otto Hoffman as Charles Evans Jim Farley Jim Farley as Policeman at Accident (uncredited) Gladden James Gladden James as Tom, a Reporter (uncredited) Charles Halton Charles Halton as Albert Meng Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Martin Robert Dudley Robert Dudley as Postman (uncredited) Jane Keckley Jane Keckley as Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited) Paul McVey Paul McVey as Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited) Margaret Tallichet Margaret Tallichet as Jane Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited) William Edmunds William Edmunds as Gardener (uncredited) Bud Osborne Bud Osborne as Bartender (uncredited) Lee Bonnell Lee Bonnell as Reporter (uncredited) Lynton Brent Lynton Brent as Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited) Jack Cheatham Jack Cheatham as Detective (uncredited) Frank Yaconelli Frank Yaconelli as Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited) Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Joe Briggs Alec Craig Alec Craig as Briggs' Defense Attorney