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Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Release: 1940-08-16 ·Runtime: 64m ·★ 6.5
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

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