Murder on the Second Floor
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| Murder on the Second Floor | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
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| Based on | play by Frank Vosper |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Willard Van Enger |
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| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (UK) |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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] It was written by Roland Pertwee and Challis Sanderson based on the 1929 play of the same name by Frank Vosper. Warner Brothers later remade it in Hollywood as Shadows on the Stairs (1941).
When commercial traveller Joseph Reynolds is found murdered, suspicion falls on Lucy, the maid in his boarding-house, who is found dead in a cupboard – an apparent suicide. But young playwright Hugh Bromilow, who also lives in the house, believes that Lucy is innocent, and decides to investigate. He identifies the landlady's husband as the murderer. But there is a twist.
Cast
- John Longden as Hugh Bromilow
- Pat Paterson as Sylvia Armitage
- Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Snell
- Ben Field as Mr. Armitage
- Florence Desmond as Lucy
- Franklyn Bellamy as Joseph Reynolds
- John Turnbull as Inspector