Murder on the Second Floor
Murder on the Second Floor is a 1932 British thriller film directed by William C. McGann and starring Pat Paterson, John Longden and Sydney Fairbrother.[1] The screenplay concerns a novelist who imagines the murders of his fellow boarding-house tenants.[2] It was based on a play of the same name by Frank Vosper.[3] Warner Brothers later remade it in Hollywood as Shadows on the Stairs (1941).
| Murder on the Second Floor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Written by | Roland Pertwee Challis Sanderson |
| Based on | play by Frank Vosper |
| Starring | Pat Paterson John Longden Sydney Fairbrother |
| Cinematography | Willard Van Enger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (UK) |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- John Longden as Hugh Bromilow
- Pat Paterson as Sylvia Armitage
- Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Snell
- Ben Field as Mr. Armitage
- Florence Desmond asLucy
- Franklyn Bellamy as Joseph Reynolds
- John Turnbull as Inspector
References
- "Murder on the Second Floor". 1 January 1932 – via IMDb.
- "Murder on the Second Floor (1932)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
- "Murder on the Second Floor (1932) - William McGann - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
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