Shadows On The Stairs

As the dense London night fog puts a stranglehold around Mrs. Armitage's old, dark boarding house, a murderer is picking off the inhabitants Suspects and victims include stern Mrs. Armitage (Frieda Inescort), Lucy, her incompetent alcoholic chambermaid, Hugh Bromilow, an unsuccessful young playwright, Sylvia (Heather Angel), Mrs. Armitage's daughter and Ram Singh (Turhan Bey), a mercurial Indian nationalist involved in unsavory international politics.

Based on the play by Frank Vosper, captured on plush locations and featuring highly theatrical performances, Shadows on the Stairs is a classic mystery brimming with intrigue.

• mystery