The Third Alibi

Mar 15, 1961

1h 8m

★ 6.5

Overview

A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Eternal Films

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Cast

Norman Martell

Laurence Payne

Helen Martell

Patricia Dainton

Peggy Hill

Jane Griffiths

Dr. Peter Murdoch

Edward Underdown

Supt. Ross

John Arnatt

Simmons, the Producer

Humphrey Lestocq

Miss Potter

Lucy Griffiths

Mrs. Booth

Olive Milbourne

Marshall

Arthur Hewlett

Cinema cashier

Annette Kerr

Cleo

Cleo Laine

Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)

Dudley Moore

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