Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Boris Ingster and produced by Lee S. Marcus.

Stranger on The Third Floor, Mask of Dimitrios, The Verdict

Although it’s not a highly touted picture, Stranger on The Third Floor feels like an important enough footnote to aficionados of film noir because it embodies a few of the earliest definable features of the movement. It’s not an entirely new concept per se, but it feels like it’s r... Read full article

Warner Archive: The Birth of Film Noir in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Today Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is most famous for being one of the first to fully embody classic film noir style. It easy to see why; its bleak fatalism and dark shadowy look do scream noir. Now available in a remastered edition on DVD from Warner Archive, a wider audience can admire the i... Read full article

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) (2)

Stranger on the Third Floor Directed by Boris Ingster Written by Frank Partos 1940/USA RKO Radio Pictures First viewing/Streaming on Amazon Instant Video (free to Prime members) This odd little “B” movie may have very well have been the very first film noir. ?I found it interesting if ... Read full article