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Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
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1 March 1941 (USA)
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Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered. | add synopsis
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delightful B-Movies Mystery
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Frieda Inescort | ... | Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds |
| Heather Angel | ... | Sylvia Armitage |
| Bruce Lester | ... | Hugh Bromilow |
| Miles Mander | ... | Tom Armitage |
| Lumsden Hare | ... | Inspector Gregg |
| Turhan Bey | ... | Ram Singh |
| Charles Irwin | ... | Constable |
| Phyllis Barry | ... | Lucy Timson, the Maid |
| Mary Field | ... | Phoebe Martia St. John Snell |
| Paul Renay | ... | Choong Thi, Hindu Sailor |
| Sidney Bracey | ... | Watchman (scenes deleted) (as Sidney Bracy) |
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Murder on the Second Floor (USA) (original script title)
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64 min (Turner library print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #7004)
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The play originally opened in New York on 11 September 1929.
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Comin' Thro' the Rye
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With a cast like this, a B-movie mystery just can't miss. But first you must skip over the juvenile leads, both male and female, and look beyond them to the talented, polished and very-experienced supporting cast.
Frieda Inescort, past her girlish good-looks stage, gives an outstanding performance as the duplicitous, cheating landlady of the boarding house where the murder takes place. Turhan Bey, then a young actor of considerable skill with an already notable acting history, plays another ethnic role-- the sort in which he was most typecast- that of the mysterious "easterner" --turban and all.
Veteran actors Paul Cavanagh and Miles Mander round out this superb cast. You may recognize both from many 1940's supporting roles; Mander was also a director of early silents.
Beware of nay-sayers who are always trying to compare films of this era with today's output-- Phrases like "it does (or doesn't) show it's age" or "it does (or doesn't) hold up today" are meaningless when viewing films of this genre. In fact, such comparisons are boring and tedious.
This is a fun low budget effort, with an able cast, a crazy plot-line (why not?), and a few hysterical scenes (like the boarder who won't talk to the police because she's lost her false teeth).
Recommended. Don't miss it.