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1941 film by D. Ross Lederman

Shadows on the Stairs
Film poster
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) (uncredited)
Starring	Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 1, 1941 (1941-03-01)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

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 the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short) A Dog of the Regiment (1927) A Race for Life (1928) Rinty of the Desert (1928) Shadows of the Night (1928) The Million Dollar Collar (1929) The Man Hunter (1930) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Branded (1931) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The Range Feud (1931) Ridin' for Justice (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) High Speed (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Two-Fisted Law (1932) Daring Danger (1932) McKenna of the Mounted (1932) Speed Demon (1932) End of the Trail (1932) State Trooper (1933) Silent Men (1933) Soldiers of the Storm (1933) The Whirlwind (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) Hell Bent for Love (1934) A Man's Game (1934) Beyond the Law (1934) Girl in Danger (1934) Murder in the Clouds (1934) Red Hot Tires (1935) Dinky (1935) The Case of the Missing Man (1935) Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) Too Tough to Kill (1935) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Pride of the Marines (1936) Panic on the Air (1936) The Final Hour (1936) Alibi for Murder (1936) Come Closer, Folks (1936) Counterfeit Lady (1936) Motor Madness (1937) I Promise to Pay (1937) The Frame-Up (1937) A Dangerous Adventure (1937) The Game That Kills (1937) Tarzan's Revenge (1938) Juvenile Court (1938) Adventure in Sahara (1938) The Little Adventuress (1938) North of Shanghai (1939) Racketeers of the Range (1939) Military Academy (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Thundering Frontier (1940) Father's Son (1941) Across the Sierras (1941) Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Strange Alibi (1941) Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short) Passage from Hong Kong (1941) The Body Disappears (1941) Bullet Scars (1942) I Was Framed (1942) Escape from Crime (1942) Busses Roar (1942) The Gorilla Man (1943) Adventure in Iraq (1943) Find the Blackmailer (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) (Short) The Racket Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) The Last Ride (1944) Navy Nurse (1945) (Short) Out of the Depths (1945) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Dangerous Business (1946) Sing While You Dance (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) Key Witness (1947) The Return of the Whistler (1948) Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short)
A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
A Race for Life (1928)
Rinty of the Desert (1928)
Shadows of the Night (1928)
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
The Man Hunter (1930)
The Phantom of the West (1931)
The Texas Ranger (1931)
Branded (1931)
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
The Range Feud (1931)
Ridin' for Justice (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
High Speed (1932)
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Daring Danger (1932)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
Speed Demon (1932)
End of the Trail (1932)
State Trooper (1933)
Silent Men (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Hell Bent for Love (1934)
A Man's Game (1934)
Beyond the Law (1934)
Girl in Danger (1934)
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
Dinky (1935)
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
Pride of the Marines (1936)
Panic on the Air (1936)
The Final Hour (1936)
Alibi for Murder (1936)
Come Closer, Folks (1936)
Counterfeit Lady (1936)
Motor Madness (1937)
I Promise to Pay (1937)
The Frame-Up (1937)
A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
The Game That Kills (1937)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
The Little Adventuress (1938)
North of Shanghai (1939)
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Military Academy (1940)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Thundering Frontier (1940)
Father's Son (1941)
Across the Sierras (1941)
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short)
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
The Body Disappears (1941)
Bullet Scars (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Busses Roar (1942)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Gun to Gun (1944) (Short)
The Racket Man (1944)
Three of a Kind (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Navy Nurse (1945) (Short)
Out of the Depths (1945)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Dangerous Business (1946)
Sing While You Dance (1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
Key Witness (1947)
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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