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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.

19401h 4mNRCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

About Stranger on the Third Floor

Directors
Boris Ingster
Cast
Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles Halton
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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