Product Details

• Actors: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, Elisha Cook Jr.
• Directors: Boris Ingster
• Writers: Frank Partos, Nathanael West
• Producers: Lee S. Marcus
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: October 16, 1991
• Run Time: 64 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302182948
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,030 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Dream Sequence & A Sly Seduction Scene, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stranger on the Third Floor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the earliest Noir classics the film features a justly famous and totally spellbinding dream sequence but also has one of the drollest and funniest failed-seduction scenes in movie history(McGuire only magages to get Tallichet to remove her socks). It misses getting 5 stars for the last shot when the falsly accused Elisha Cook Jr. seems a bit too forgviving toward the man who almost sent him to the hot-seat.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Film Noir, April 28, 2011

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Zia Haider - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stranger on the Third Floor (Remastered Edition) (DVD)

Stranger on the Third Floor is the story Michael Ward, a key witness in a murder case who becomes embroiled in a dream like series of events which lead him to question his own sanity and nearly get him accused of one count of murder. The movie is relentless with its dark lightning and the presence of some strange characters helps drive home the environment of bleakness. It has a few twists and its well written. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of dark, psychological dramas.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Psychological Murder Mystery, December 13, 2007

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Acute Observer (By the Shore NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stranger on the Third Floor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The film begins on a city street. A young couple talk about their new home. Michael Ward is a star reporter who is a witness in a murder trial. He saw Briggs by a murdered lunch store owner. He saw him once a few days before. Briggs explains he walked in and found the owner dead. Does the jury believe him? They find him guilty. The reporter visits the scene of the crime. Back at the rooming house he sees a stranger there. After this there are flashbacks and voice-overs to carry this story forward. This allows minimal characters for this low budget film.

The film moves forward with a crime for which Michael Ward is convicted and sentenced to death. [People didn't lock their doors!] Could this only be a nightmare from his imagined fears? What will happen if this dream comes true? Ward calls the police to report this murder. He is now a material witness (and a suspect!). Ward's girlfriend tries to find that strange man, but nobody has seen him. Then she finds a man who fits the description. This man does not want to go back to the institution! But there is a happy ending to this story.

[It reminds me of a TV drama from the late 1950s like "Outer Limits"] "The Woman in the Window" was a better film.