Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
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Sidney Bracey
- Watchman
- (scenes deleted)
- (as Sidney Bracy)
Manuel López
- Hindu Sailor
- (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
- Taxi Driver Helping Ram Singh
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaBased on Frank Vosper's play "Murder on the Second Floor," which opened on Broadway at the Eltinge Theatre on September 11, 1929, running for 45 performances. The play marked Laurence Olivier's New York stage debut in the role of Hugh Bromilow, portrayed by Bruce Lester in the film version.
- GoofsThe pocket chess set used by Mr Armitage is the wrong way round. No experienced chess-player such as he is would do that.
- Quotes
Hugh Bromilow: Bromilow. B-R-O-M-I-L-O-W.
Constable: Mr Bromilow. One of the requirements of the Metropolitan Police is a knowledge of spelling.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: LONDON 1937
- ConnectionsReferenced in Pretty Little Liars: Now You See Me, Now You Don't (2013)
- SoundtracksComin' Thro' the Rye
(uncredited)
Music Traditional
Words by Robert Burns
Sung a cappella by Charles Irwin at the end
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Cheap Trick
This is a stagy film with a group of idiosyncratic characters, roaming around a boarding house. Everyone is a suspect; everyone has some strange being about them. When a man is murdered, a group of buffoonish police infiltrate the house and act like Pirates of Panzance idiots. Don't even try to talk about motivations or realities because you won't find them here. We have, of course, the handsome smug young man who is "writing his play." If this is what he came up with the cop who implies that he has no profession is probably right. The acting is stilted. Some of the characters are strictly comic and there are those long pauses for us to laugh. Whether we should hold this to today's standards or not isn't the issue. There were well-done films in 1941 as well as now. This just lacked pizazz. And the ending is most disappointing.
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- Nov 2, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Shadows on the Stairs (1941) officially released in Canada in English?
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