Stranger on the Third Floor

1940 NR 1h 4m 6.8

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.

Rising reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in the murder trial of young Joe Briggs, who is convicted on circumstantial evidence while swearing innocence. Michael's girl Jane believes in Joe and blames Michael, who (in a remarkable sequence) dreams he is himself convicted of murdering his nosy neighbor. Will his dream come true before Jane can find the real murderer?

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Info about Stranger on the Third Floor

Studio(s): RKO Radio Pictures

Originally Released: United States on Aug 16, 1940

Budget: $171,200.00

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance