Shadows on the Stairs

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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
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 1, 1941 (1941-03-01)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh and Heather Angel. [2] [3] 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. [4]

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Plot

Residents of a London boarding house come under suspicion during a string of murders.

Cast

Soundtrack

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References

  1. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. "Shadows on the Stairs (1941)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
  3. "Shadows on the Stairs (1941) - D. Ross Lederman, David Ross Lederman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. Goble p.484

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