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The Suspect
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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

Cast

Charles Laughton

Philip Marshall

Charles Laughton

Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Ella Raines

Dean Harens

John Marshall

Dean Harens

Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Stanley Ridges

Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Henry Daniell

Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Rosalind Ivan

Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Molly Lamont

Raymond Severn

Merridew

Raymond Severn

Eve Amber

Sybil

Eve Amber

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Maude Eburne

Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

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