---
title: 'The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Berthold Viertel'
released: '1935-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-passing-of-the-third-floor-back-1935'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026854/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)

1935 · 90 min · Drama, Fantasy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Passing of the Third Floor Back is a 1935 British drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and starring Conrad Veidt, Anna Lee, Rene Ray and Frank Cellier. The film is based on a 1908 play by Jerome K. Jerome and depicts the various small-minded inhabitants of a building and ways they are affected by the arrival of a stranger who works to redeem them. The work had previously been adapted into a 1918 film version by Herbert Brenon.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Berthold Viertel](https://cinepixo.com/people/berthold-viertel)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hogan-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hubert Bath](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-bath)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Curt Courant](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-courant)
- **Editor:** [Derek Twist](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-twist)

## Cast

- [Beatrix Lehmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrix-lehmann)
- [James Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-knight)
- [Ronald Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-ward)
- [Cathleen Nesbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathleen-nesbitt)
- [Jack Livesey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-livesey)
- [John Turnbull](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turnbull)
- [Frank Cellier](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cellier)
- [Mary Clare](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-clare)
- [Anna Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-lee)
- [Rene Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-ray)
- [Sara Allgood](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-allgood)
- [Barbara Everest](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-everest)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)

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