Stranger on the Third Floor
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Release & Details
Release Date
1940-08-16
TMDb Rating
6.5
Cast
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
Cliff Clark
Martin
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