Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940 · 64 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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 · Written by Frank Partos

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