Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Approved 16 Aug 1940 • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir • 1h 4m
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Rising reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in the murder trial of young Joe Briggs, who is convicted on circumstantial evidence while swearing innocence. Michael's girl Jane believes in Joe and blames Michael, who (in a remarkable sequence) dreams he is himself convicted of murdering his nosy neighbor. Will his dream come true before Jane can find the real murderer?

Boris Ingster
Director
Frank Partos, Nathanael West
Writer
Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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6.8

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86%
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