Peter Lorre The Stranger On The Third Floor

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.

Peter lorre the stranger on the third floor. Stranger on the third floor is the little b picture that launched one of the greatest movements in cinema history. Critics and fans agree. 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. Directed by boris ingster.

Peter lorre gets top billing in an underplayed but brilliant supporting role as the stranger. Critics and fans agree. 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. With peter lorre john mcguire margaret tallichet charles waldron.

Stranger on the third floor warner archive collection remastered edition a compact 63 minute noir thriller that features a surreal nightmare sequence that justifies it s place in your film collection. Stranger on the third floor is the little b picture that launched one of the greatest movements in cinema history. Stranger on the third floor is often cited as the first true film noir of.