- Source: Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh and Heather Angel. 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.
Plot
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
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
Shadows on the Stairs at IMDb
Shadows on the Stairs at the TCM Movie Database
Shadows on the Stairs at AllMovie
Shadows on the Stairs at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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