As the dense London night fog puts a strangIehold around Mrs. Armitage's old, dark boarding house, a murderer is picking off the inhabitants Suspects and victims incIude stern Mrs. Armitage (Frieda Inescort), Lucy, her incompetent alcohoIic chambermaid, Hugh BromiIow, an unsuccessful young playwright, Sylvia (Heather AngeI), Mrs. Armitage's daughter and Ram Singh (Turhan Bey), a mercurial lndian nationaIist involved in unsavory internationaI politics.
Based on the pIay by Frank Vosper, captured on pIush locations and featuring highly theatrical performances, Shadows on the Stairs is a classic mystery brimming with intrigue. |