The Second Floor Mystery

The Second Floor Mystery

The Second Floor Mystery

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The Second Floor Mystery

"A NEW KIND OF MYSTERY THRILLER!"

1930

0h 58m

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Mystery

Comedy

Overview

In this mystery, a man and woman have been corresponding through a "personal" column under the names Lord Strawberries and Lady Grapefruit. When the man's neighbor is found dead upstairs, he and the lady are the prime suspects of a police inspector, who has his own very good reason for blaming them.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

Grant Withers

Geoffrey West

Grant Withers

Acting

Loretta Young

Marion Ferguson

Loretta Young

Acting

H.B. Warner

Inspector Bray

H.B. Warner

Acting

Claire McDowell

Aunt Hattie

Claire McDowell

Acting

Sidney Bracey

Alfred

Sidney Bracey

Acting

Crauford Kent

Capt. Fraser-Freer

Crauford Kent

Acting

John Loder

Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother

John Loder

Acting

Claude King

Enright

Claude King

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