The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1936)
- Starring:
- Conrad Veidt, Renee Ray, (more)
- Director(s):
- Berthold Viertel
Synopsis of The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back, Jerome K. Jerome's mystical 1908 stage play, was given perfunctory treatment in this 1935 film version. Conrad Veidt assumes the old J. Forbes Robertson role as the Mysterious Stranger who moves into a cheap boarding house run by despicable landlord Wright (Frank Cellier). The other tenants are selfish, lecherous, mercenary, envious and overall not very good company. One by one, the tenants are rechanneled into more positive pursuits by the Stranger -- but being mere mortals, they soon forget the lessons learned and revert to their old ways. That the Stranger is meant to be Jesus Christ is rather obvious from the outset, but such were the censorial restrictions of the era that the character's true identity is effectively clouded. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Passing of the Third Floor Back
- Conrad Veidt - The Stranger
- Frank Cellier - Wright
- John Turnbull - Maj. Tompkin
- Ronald Ward - Chris Penny
- Jack Livesey - Larkcomb
- Mary Clare - Mrs. Sharpe
- Alexander Sarner - The Gramophone Man
- Renee Ray - Stasia
- Anna Lee - Vivian Tompkin
- Cathleen Nesbitt - Mrs. Tompkin
- Beatrix Lehmann - Miss Kite
- Sara Allgood - Mrs. de Hooley
- Barbara Everest - Cook
- Director(s):
- Berthold Viertel
- Writer(s):
- Alma Reville, Michael Hogan
- Producer(s):
- Ivor Montagu
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