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Shadows on the Stairs is a american film of genre Drama directed by D. Ross Lederman released in USA on 1 march 1941 with Frieda Inescort
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 march 1941
Length 1h4
Directed by D. Ross Lederman
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating57%
Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American film directed by D. Ross Lederman.
Synopsis
Residents of a London boarding house come under suspicion during a string of murders.Actors
Frieda Inescort
(Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage)
Paul Cavanagh
(Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds)
Heather Angel
(Sylvia Armitage)
Bruce Lester
(Hugh Bromilow)
Miles Mander
(Tom Armitage)
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