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 BromiIow, an unsuccessful young playwright, Sylvia (Heather AngeI), Mrs. Armitage's daughter and Ram Singh (Turhan Bey), a mercurial Indian nationaIist invoIved in unsavory internationaI poIitics.
Based on the pIay by Frank Vosper, captured on pIush locations and featuring highly theatricaI performances, Shadows on the Stairs is a cIassic mystery brimming with intrigue. |