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Stranger on the Third Floor

Movie
1940
1h 4m
Approved
English
Mystery, Thriller
User Score: 
6.6
Critic Score: 
81
Stranger on the Third Floor' Poster
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Stranger on the Third Floor Poster

Stranger on the Third Floor

Approved
Movie
1940
1h 4m
English
Mystery, Thriller
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Rating
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6.6
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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
81

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Peter Lorre
The Stranger
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Elisha Cook Jr
Joe Briggs
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Oscar OShea
The Judge
Alec Craig
Briggs' Defense Attorney
Otto Hoffman
Charles Evans
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncre...
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry C Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter...
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)
John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited...
Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)
Directed By: Boris Ingster
Written By: Frank Partos (Screenplay), Nathanael West

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amasulem says...
2 years ago
Enjoyed the dream sequence and Lorre's creepy performance. Setting aside its relevance to noir genre history, the story lacks body. It's slick and quick, ie. rather linear, and the touches of Nathanael West are buried in the expressionist style, the shallow delivery of the themes, and romantic upbeat tones. I wouldn't really call it noir, but in the surface it does look like it. The film though has the allure of period and vintage, which gives the whole a certain charm.
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buddhalou says...
6 years ago
Not a great movie by normal standards, but deserves a ratings bump for the place it has in noir history. The elements that earn it the distinction of being considered the first noir are definitely there and a pleasure to watch. Peter Lorre is the other highlight of the flick, to be sure. All in all, an enjoyable and worthy watch.
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