Shadows on the Stairs | |
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Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
Screenplay by | Anthony Coldeway |
Based on | Murder on the Second Floor 1929 play by Frank Vosper |
Produced by | William Jacobs (associate producer) Bryan Foy (producer) [1] (uncredited) |
Starring | Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel |
Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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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.
Residents of a London boarding house come under suspicion during a string of murders.
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