Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
August 16, 1940Release Date
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
August 16, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
![Peter Lorre](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6060-peter-lorre.webp)
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
![John McGuire](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25752-john-mcguire.webp)
John McGuire
Michael Ward
![Margaret Tallichet](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/104397-margaret-tallichet.webp)
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
![Charles Waldron](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38569-charles-waldron.webp)
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
![Elisha Cook Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27299-elisha-cook-jr.webp)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
![Charles Halton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16855-charles-halton.webp)
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
![Ethel Griffies](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9171-ethel-griffies.webp)
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
![Cliff Clark](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11421-cliff-clark.webp)
Cliff Clark
Martin
![Oscar O'Shea](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11410-oscar-o-shea.webp)
Oscar O'Shea
The Judge
![Alec Craig](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21584-alec-craig.webp)
Alec Craig
Defense Attorney
![Otto Hoffman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4087-otto-hoffman.webp)
Otto Hoffman
Charles Evans
![Bobby Barber](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25854-bobby-barber.webp)
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
![Boris Ingster](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/453843-boris-ingster.webp)
Boris Ingster
Director
![Lee Bonnell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27284-lee-bonnell.webp)
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
![Frank Partos](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frank Partos
Writer
![Harry C. Bradley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/153742-harry-c-bradley.webp)
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
![Lee S. Marcus](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lee S. Marcus
Producer
![Roy Webb](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1121893-roy-webb.webp)
Roy Webb
Composer
![Lynton Brent](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28438-lynton-brent.webp)
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
![Nicholas Musuraca](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1124373-nicholas-musuraca.webp)
Nicholas Musuraca
Cinematographer
![Jack Cheatham](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27233-jack-cheatham.webp)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
![Ray Cooke](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
![Harry Marker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Marker
Editor
![Robert Dudley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9024-robert-dudley.webp)
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
![William Edmunds](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4033-william-edmunds.webp)
William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)
![Jim Farley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22413-jim-farley.webp)
Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
![Betty Farrington](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Betty Farrington
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
![Jack Gargan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
![Greta Granstedt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25857-greta-granstedt.webp)
Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)
![John Harmon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25468-john-harmon.webp)
John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)
![Dell Henderson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48422-dell-henderson.webp)
Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)
![Max Hoffman Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57063-max-hoffman-jr.webp)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)
![Gladden James](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/176415-gladden-james.webp)
Gladden James
Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)
![Charles Judels](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27215-charles-judels.webp)
Charles Judels
Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)
![Jane Keckley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/346711-jane-keckley.webp)
Jane Keckley
Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)
![Donald Kerr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/201907-donald-kerr.webp)
Donald Kerr
Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
![Paul McVey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16829-paul-mcvey.webp)
Paul McVey
Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)
![Bruce Mitchell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
![Frank O'Connor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7432-frank-o-connor.webp)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
![Broderick O'Farrell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80121-broderick-o-farrell.webp)
Broderick O'Farrell
Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
![Bud Osborne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27207-bud-osborne.webp)
Bud Osborne
Bartender (uncredited)
![Emory Parnell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26645-emory-parnell.webp)
Emory Parnell
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
![Lee Phelps](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16872-lee-phelps.webp)
Lee Phelps
Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
![Suzanne Ridgway](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75339-suzanne-ridgeway.webp)
Suzanne Ridgway
Customer at Nick's (uncredited)
![Henry Roquemore](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/202589-henry-roquemore.webp)
Henry Roquemore
Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)
![Dick Rush](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dick Rush
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
![Ralph Sanford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26379-ralph-sanford.webp)
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
![Herb Vigran](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16107-herb-vigran.webp)
Herb Vigran
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateAugust 16, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
Budget$171,200
Genres
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Wiki.
Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir directed by Boris Ingster and starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, and Charles Waldron, 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.Stranger on the Third Floor is often cited as the first "true" film noir of the classic period (1940–1959), though other films that fit the genre such as Rebecca and They Drive by Night were released earlier. Nonetheless, it has many of the hallmarks of film noir: an urban setting, heavy shadows, diagonal lines, voice-over narration, a dream sequence, low camera angles shooting up multi-story staircases, and an innocent protagonist desperate to clear himself after being falsely accused of a crime.