Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-08-16 United States of America 64 Min. PG-13
6.5 96 votes
Mystery, Thriller

Overview

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

Cast

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