Shadows on the Stairs

Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh and Heather Angel.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

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)[1] (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

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)