Stranger on the Third Floor

1940
Approved
1 Std. 4 Min.

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6,8/10

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Peter Lorre, Ethel Griffies, and John McGuire in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.

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Feel-Good Romance Film Noir Crime Drama Mystery Romance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat, and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat, and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat, and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

4827

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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Giuseppe
(Nicht genannt)

Vince Barnett

Cafe Customer
(Nicht genannt)

Lee Bonnell

Reporter
(Nicht genannt)

Harry C. Bradley

Court Clerk
(Nicht genannt)

Lynton Brent

Cabdriver at Nick's
(Nicht genannt)

Jack Cheatham

Detective
(Nicht genannt)

Ray Cooke

Phil
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
Peter Lorre owed RKO two days on his contract and was given this role with a few scenes and some lines. He received top billing largely because his was the most recognizable name among the film's principal cast.

Patzer
At the beginning, after Mike joins Jane at the luncheon counter, she is holding a piece of toast in her left hand; i.e., next to Mike, who is sitting on her left. On the next cut, a shot of the mirror showing the reflection of Jane holding the toast and Mike pointing, the image in the mirror shows Jane holding the toast in her hand further away from Mike. Then, when it cuts back to them, Jane is no longer holding the toast.

Zitate
The Stranger: I want a couple of hamburgers, and I'd like them raw.

Alternative Versionen
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "MAD LOVE (1935) + STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Verbindungen
Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Stranger on the Third Floor (1969)

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8/10

Wonderful Little Gem!

I've read the other comments here and I have to agree most of them.

Margaret Tallichet was, in my opinion, excellent in her role. It is unfortunate that she retired from the screen so soon, after marrying the famous director William Wyler - a successful marriage.

John McGuire was eye candy in this film. His performance, while not absolutely terrible, was sadly short of those presented by the grand array of talent about him.

Peter Lorre, who started in silent films, always managed to say as much with his expressions and he ever did with his lines.

It is undoubtedly film noir, and I can't recall any film noir (American) as early as this one (1940). I was a late comer to the appreciation of this genre - it sets a mood that I used to find disturbing when I was young.

Definitely worth a viewing.