Shadows on the Stairs

1941 film by D. Ross Lederman

  • March 1, 1941 (1941-03-01)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh and Heather Angel.[2][3] It is based on Frank Vosper's play Murder on the Second Floor. The British subsidiary of Warner Brothers had previously produced a film adaptation of the work in 1932.[4]

Plot

Residents of a London boarding house come under suspicion during a string of murders.

Cast

  • Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
  • Paul Cavanagh as Joseph "Joe" Reynolds
  • Heather Angel as Sylvia Armitage
  • Bruce Lester as Hugh Bromilow
  • Miles Mander as Tom Armitage
  • Lumsden Hare as Inspector Gregg
  • Turhan Bey as Ram Singh
  • Charles Irwin as Constable
  • Phyllis Barry as Lucy Timson, the Maid
  • Mary Field as Phoebe Martia St. John Snell
  • Paul Renay as Choong Thi, Hindu Sailor
  • Sidney Bracey as Watchman (scenes deleted)

Soundtrack

References

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. ^ "Shadows on the Stairs (1941)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Shadows on the Stairs (1941) - D. Ross Lederman, David Ross Lederman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ Goble p.484

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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