The Suspect

Jan 31, 1945

1h 25m

★ 6.7

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

Overview

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Philip Marshall

Charles Laughton

Mary Gray

Ella Raines

John Marshall

Dean Harens

Inspector Huxley

Stanley Ridges

Mr. Simmons

Henry Daniell

Cora Marshall

Rosalind Ivan

Mrs. Simmons

Molly Lamont

Merridew

Raymond Severn

Sybil

Eve Amber

Mrs. Packer

Maude Eburne

Mr. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Griswold (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

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