
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Directed by Boris Ingster, Stranger on the Third Floor leans on a strong ensemble — Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1940.
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