The Passing Of The Third Floor Back Play

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 passing of the third floor back play.

Forbes robertson had been knighted by king george v in 1913 and had retired from acting in theatre that same year. Jerome and directed by herbert brenon. 2 1 4 5 59 60 62. The passing of the third floor back is a 1918 british american silent allegorical film based on the 1908 play the passing of the third floor back by jerome k.

The passing of the third floor back original play broadway opened in new york city oct 17 1910 and played through oct 22 1910. Veidt who had starred in german cinema had to leave because of a part jewish wife. The passing on the third floor back was a pretty ancient edwardian era piece which gaumont british thought would be a good vehicle for newly arrived conrad veidt to their shores. It starred conrad veidt with anna lee rené ray and.

Jerome and depicts the various small minded inhabitants of a building and the arrival of a stranger who works to redeem them. Jerome s great play the passing of the third floor back which has had such enormous success in all parts of the world. Passing of the third floor back book. The passing of the third floor back if anything is a story about humanity and the struggle of recognizing another person s humanity in the face of ones own troubles the film follows a tenant building full of petty bitter bickering lodgers who are suddenly joined by a mysterious stranger whose presence helps the residents step back and see and treat each other as fellow human beings.

The star of the film is sir johnston forbes robertson a legendary shakespearean actor who starred in the 1909 broadway presentation of the play and its 1913 revival. In his retirement f. This book was converted from its physical edition to. 2 the publishers have pleasure in announcing the issue for the first time of jerome k.

Read 8 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. The film is based on a 1908 play and short story by jerome k. Now best known for his comic masterpiece three men in a boat jerome k jerome was once also famous for a major west end and broadway hit the passing of the third floor back.