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.
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Peter Lorre
The Stranger
Known for
M
Casablanca
John McGuire
Michael Ward
Known for
Invisible Ghost
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
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Charles Waldron
District Attorney
Known for
The Big Sleep
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Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Shop Around the Corner
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
Known for
The Birds
Billy Liar
Cliff Clark
Martin
Known for
Raw Deal
The Mummy's Tomb
Oscar O'Shea
The Judge
Known for
Captains Courageous
Of Mice and Men
Alec Craig
Defense Attorney
Known for
The Spider Woman
Lassie Come Home
Otto Hoffman
Police Surgeon
Known for
Death Takes a Holiday
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
Known for
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Boris Ingster Director · Frank Partos Screenplay Nathanael West Writer
Budget $171K · United States release August 16, 1940 · Produced in United States
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$171,200
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 16, 1940
Theatrical
United States
June 16, 1956 · TV
Canada
September 21, 1940 · Theatrical
Finland
April 1, 1945 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Italy
March 28, 1949 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 9, 1940 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 20, 1941 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 18, 1941 · Theatrical · Johannesburg
Sweden
August 16, 1941 · Theatrical
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