Review of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) by Stephen M — 08 Jan 2008
A good little B-movie about a journalist whose eyewitness testimony convicts a potentially innocent man of murder. The journalist himself then becomes a victim of circumstantial evidence after his despised neighbour is murdered.
The plot is contrived and overuses both flashback and voice-over, but there's an excellent expressionist dream sequence in the middle. John McGuire makes a dull hero but Peter Lorre walks away with the movie with his 10 minute contribution.
This review of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) was written by Stephen M on 08 Jan 2008.
Stranger on the Third Floor has generally received positive reviews.
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