Stranger In The Third Floor

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 in the third floor.

Mike s girl jane believes in joe and blames mike who in a remarkable sequence dreams he is himself convicted of murdering his nosy neighbor. 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. 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. In stranger on the third floor michael ward john mcguire a reporter is the chief witness for the prosection in the murder trial of joe briggs elisha cook jr a drifter.

Stranger on the third floor is often cited as the first true film noir of. Stranger on the third floor synopsis. Rko pictures distributed by take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 62 or 66 67 minutes.

With peter lorre john mcguire margaret tallichet charles waldron. Critics and fans agree. 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 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.