Murder on the Second Floor (play)
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Murder on the Second Floor is a play by Frank Vosper
. The 1929 Broadway play was produced by A. H. Woods and directed by William Mollison.
(1932) and Shadows on the Stairs
(1941) and for television as Murder on the Second Floor (1939).
Frank Vosper
Frank Vosper was a British actor and playwright.-Stage:Vosper made his stage debut in 1919 and was best known for playing urbane villains....
. The 1929 Broadway play was produced by A. H. Woods and directed by William Mollison.
Cast
- Charles Brown as Joseph Reynolds
- O.B. Clarence as Edward Armitage
- Florence Edney as Mrs. Rose Armitage
- Phyllis Konstam as Sylvia Armitage
- Viola Lyel as Lucy Timson
- Laurence Olivier as Hugh Bromilow
- George Probert as Jam Singh
- John R. Turnbull as A Police Inspector
- Henry Warwick as A Police Constable
- Dursilla Wills as Miss Snell
Adaptations
The play was adapted into the films Murder on the Second FloorMurder on the Second Floor
Murder on the Second Floor is a 1932 British thriller film directed by William C. McGann and starring Pat Peterson, John Longden and Sydney Fairbrother. A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants. It was based on a play with the same name by Frank Vosper....
(1932) and Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs
- 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...
(1941) and for television as Murder on the Second Floor (1939).