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For anyone who watches the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" series of films, you will recognise almost all of the cast from this afternoon feature about guests in a boarding house who find themselves amidst a set of curious murders. It's all run-of the mill stuff but…
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Shadows on the Stairs
52%
Movie
1h 4m
AI Analysis
Shadows on the Stairs (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Shadows on the Stairs (1941) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~64 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Shadows on the Stairs 52% (19 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
52%
from 19 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-03-01
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 5.2
- TMDB ID
- 49786
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What is Shadows on the Stairs about?
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
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The official runtime for Shadows on the Stairs is approximately 64 minutes.
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Cast
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
Paul Cavanagh
Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
Heather Angel
Sylvia Armitage
Bruce Lester
Hugh Bromilow
Miles Mander
Tom Armitage
Lumsden Hare
Inspector
Turhan Bey
Ram Singh
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Charles Irwin
Constable
Phyllis Barry
Lucy Timson
- M
Mary Field
Phoebe Marcia St. John Snell
- P
Paul Renay
Hindu Sailor
- M
Manuel López
Hindu Sailor (Uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Taxi Driver Helping Ram Singh (Uncredited)
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For anyone who watches the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" series of films, you will recognise almost all of the cast from this afternoon feature about guests in a boarding house who find themselves amidst a set of curious murders. It's all run-of the mill stuff but a decent enough adaptation of Frank Vosper's (himself, quite an interesting figure) play "Murder on the Second Floor".
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