Stranger on the Third Floor

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Stranger on the Third Floor

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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

Aug 16, 194064 minReleasedEN

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Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

The Stranger

John McGuire

John McGuire

Michael Ward

Margaret Tallichet

Margaret Tallichet

Jane

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

Defense Attorney

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Police Surgeon

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell

Lee Bonnell

Reporter (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Detective (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Postman (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Gardener (uncredited)

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