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The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)

NR 09/01/1935 Drama, Fantasy, Romance 1h 30m
76%
User
Score
6.9/10

Overview

The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.

Berthold Viertel

Director

Jerome K. Jerome

Story

Alma Reville

Screenplay

Michael Hogan

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

The Stranger

Rène Ray

Rène Ray

Stasia

Frank Cellier

Frank Cellier

Wright

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Vivian Tomkin

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Major Tomkin

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

Mrs. Tomkin

Ronald Ward

Ronald Ward

Chris Penny

Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix Lehmann

Miss Kite

Jack Livesey

Jack Livesey

Mr. Larkcom

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 19, 2022

Don't be put off by the rather unhelpful title. This is quite a clever story of man's inhumanity to his fellow creature. Frank Cellier is ""Wright" by name, but seldom by nature in this tale of a group of lodgers living in his old London boarding house. The occupant's lives vacillate between occasional joy but mostly misery, and he relishes in prolonging the latter states of affairs - especially for the young kitchen maid "Stasia" (a good effort here from Rene Ray) who lives an almost "Cinderella" style existence. Then a stranger - Conradt Veidt - arrives amongst their number, and slowly but surely things start to take turn for the better for many of his colleagues. This new found happiness doesn't suit "Wright" and soon he is plotting the downfall of the newcomer, too. It's quite a basic,...

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