The Man On The Third Floor

The man on the third floor portrays the life of a book publisher in the early to mid 1900 s.

The man on the third floor. I journeyed back into the 1950s with this novel about a closeted gay editor. This publisher while married is involved in a homosexual relationship with a man who lives in the same house the publisher and his family live in. However the sexual orientation of the publisher while an. Stranger on the third floor warner archive collection remastered edition a compact 63 minute noir thriller that features a surreal nightmare sequence that justifies it s place in your film collection.

Stranger on the third floor is a 1940 american film noir directed by boris ingster and starring peter lorre john mcguire and margaret tallichet and featuring elisha cook jr. The strong prejudice against homosexuality the gender stereotyping the cold war the loyalty oaths friend turning against friend and colleague against colleague. It was written by frank partos. The man on the third floor portrays the life of a book publisher in the early to mid 1900 s.

Stranger on the third floor approved 1h 4min crime drama film noir 16 august 1940 usa an aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner s throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself. His disembodied voice is deep. This publisher while married is involved in a homosexual relationship with a man who lives in the same house the publisher and his family live in. The man on the third floor portrays the life of a book publisher in the early to mid 1900 s.

Come back in 30 minutes he booms out over the intercom from his third floor greenwich village apartment. But mccarthyism is just a side issue in this. New york stanley crouch as always is running late. Some accused communists leap out high rise windows when their livelihoods are destroyed.

This publisher while married is involved in a homosexual relationship with a man who lives in the same house the publisher and his family live in. Peter lorre gets top billing in an underplayed but brilliant supporting role as the stranger.