Mystery ·Comedy · United States of America · 1930 · 58m

The Second Floor Mystery

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Director
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
Grant Withers as Geoffrey West Loretta Young as Marion Ferguson H.B. Warner as Inspector Bray Claire McDowell as Aunt Hattie Sidney Bracey as Alfred Crauford Kent as Capt. Fraser-Freer
Crew
Barney McGill — Director of Photography William Holmes — Editor Samuel Kaylin — Original Music Composer Joseph Jackson — Writer Earl Derr Biggers — Novel
Tagline

A NEW KIND OF MYSTERY THRILLER!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
pre-code
Key Collaborators
Roy Del Ruth Director Barney McGill Director of Photography William Holmes Editor Samuel Kaylin Original Music Composer Joseph Jackson Writer Earl Derr Biggers Novel
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