A fast rising reporter (John McGuire) is worried that his testimony in a murder trial may have been false.
Often called the first film noir, Stranger on the Third Floor. I watched this for Peter Lorre, but he's barely in it, and instead we're treated to the horrible acting of John McGuire in the lead. Despite being 65 minutes long, it drags horribly, with a pointless nightmare sequence and enough plot holes to sink a ship. Oh, and there's Elisha Cook hamming it up as the falsely accused man; I had to laugh when someone said his character was "just a kid".
Margaret Tallichet is good as McGuire's girlfriend, and Peter Lorre is excellent as always. The final sequence with Tallichet and Lorre is well done, but not enough to save the film. Overall, I'd recommend this to film noir completists only.
Often called the first film noir, Stranger on the Third Floor. I watched this for Peter Lorre, but he's barely in it, and instead we're treated to the horrible acting of John McGuire in the lead. Despite being 65 minutes long, it drags horribly, with a pointless nightmare sequence and enough plot holes to sink a ship. Oh, and there's Elisha Cook hamming it up as the falsely accused man; I had to laugh when someone said his character was "just a kid".
Margaret Tallichet is good as McGuire's girlfriend, and Peter Lorre is excellent as always. The final sequence with Tallichet and Lorre is well done, but not enough to save the film. Overall, I'd recommend this to film noir completists only.