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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Directed by Boris Ingster · Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca

Approved64 min65 frames

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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A dark wooden room with rows of benches behind the central figures. A man stands flanked by…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: wide — A wood-paneled courtroom features a judge at the bench and witnesses testifying. A lawyer in…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A stark indoor stage environment features deep black shadows cast against a wall. An older…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A stark room features a grid-patterned wall behind a wooden table and bench. A police…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A 1940s press room features cluttered desks, wall calendars, and a door sign. Men in suits…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A crowded 1940s diner interior with patrons visible in the blurred background. A couple…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A dark 1940s room features a woman sitting on patterned furniture. She holds a black rotary…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A dark, shadows-filled courtroom features a seated jury in the blurred background. A man…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A man and woman stand close together in front of window blinds. The man stands slightly…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A 1940s diner interior features shelves with product labels and crowded booths behind them.…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: wide — A wood-paneled room features rows of benches and a central table with books. People in suits…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A courtroom interior featuring a wooden railing separating the gallery from the main area.…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A man sits in an office with paneled walls marked by blind-filtered window light. He wears…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: closeup — An elderly woman sits in a dark space against a patterned, light-colored background. She…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: medium — A man sits on a stone staircase at night near a decorative balustrade. The man crouches on…Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) movie still: closeup — A dark wooden door frame separates the man from the adjacent dimly lit space. The man…
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) — © RKO Radio Pictures

What is Stranger on the Third Floor about?

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Where can you watch Stranger on the Third Floor?

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Who stars in Stranger on the Third Floor?

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What does the cinematography of Stranger on the Third Floor look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Stranger on the Third Floor (77% of the sample). Cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca keeps 48% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 71% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Stranger on the Third Floor?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) are #020202, #fcfcfc, #8a8a8a, #323232, #c8c8c8, #717171 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #020202
  • #fcfcfc
  • #8a8a8a
  • #323232
  • #c8c8c8
  • #717171

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