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Shadows on the Stairs
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Wikipedia article
'Shadows on the Stairs' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman.
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.
Premise
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
* Charles Irwin - "Comin' Thro' the Rye" (Music Traditional, words by Robert Burns)
References
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