The Suspect

The Suspect (1945)

6.8 85 min Movie
CrimeDramaThriller

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

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.

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Cast

Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Philip Marshall
Ella Raines Ella Raines Mary Gray
Dean Harens Dean Harens John Marshall
Stanley Ridges Stanley Ridges Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell Henry Daniell Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan Rosalind Ivan Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont Molly Lamont Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn Raymond Severn Merridew
Eve Amber Eve Amber Sybil
Maude Eburne Maude Eburne Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke Clifford Brooke Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer Gerald Hamer Griswold (uncredited)

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