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65% Critic Match
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5 / 10• 1940• 1h 4m•NR• English
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Cast & Crew
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
Lead
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
CW
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
Cliff Clark
Martin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Boris Ingster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Stranger on the Third Floor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
