Stranger In The Third Floor

Directed by boris ingster.

Stranger in the third floor.

62 or 66 67 minutes. Rising reporter michael ward is a key witness in the murder trial of young joe briggs who is convicted on circumstantial evidence while swearing innocence. Stranger on the third floor is the little b picture that launched one of the greatest movements in cinema history. Peter lorre plays the eerie title role in this once neglected gem about a reporter john mcguire whose testimony sentences a small time loser elisha cook jr to the electric chair for murder.

Rko pictures distributed by take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Stranger on the third floor peter lorre john mcguire margaret tallichet 1940 a new york reporter john mcguire and his fiancee margaret tallichet think an odd little man peter lorre in a scarf is a throat slasher. Stranger on the third floor is a 1940 american film noir directed by boris ingster and starring peter lorre john mcguire and margaret tallichet and featuring elisha cook jr it was written by frank partos modern research has shown that nathanael west wrote the final version of the screenplay but was uncredited. With peter lorre john mcguire margaret tallichet charles waldron.

Stranger on the third floor is often cited as the first true film noir of. Stranger on the third floor is a 1940 rko radio pictures film noir directed by boris ingster and starring peter lorre john mcguire and margaret tallichet and featuring elisha cook jr. Stranger on the third floor synopsis. Critics and fans agree.