The Suspect
His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love
1945 · 1h 25m · Passed
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
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The Suspect
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Siodmak Director
- Charles Laughton as Philip Marshall
- Ella Raines as Mary Gray
- Molly Lamont as Edith Simmons
- Dean Harens as John Marshall
- Stanley Ridges as Insp. Huxley (as Stanley C. Ridges)
- Henry Daniell as Gilbert Simmons
- Rosalind Ivan as Cora Marshall
- Raymond Severn Cast
- Eve Amber Cast
- Maude Eburne Cast
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