The Suspect

Release date: 01/31/1945

Genres:

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Countries:

United States of America

Rating:

6.7

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.

Actors

Charles Laughton

Philip Marshall

Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Dean Harens

John Marshall

Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Raymond Severn

Merridew

Eve Amber

Sybil

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Cabbie (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Pogson (uncredited)

John Berkes

Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Miss Crevy (uncredited)

Tommy Cook

Child Violinist (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

Pauline Barlow (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton

Margaret (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Mr. Jevne (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

Charles McNaughton

Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

Rebel Randall

Model (uncredited)

Sally Shepherd

Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

The Suspect

Actors

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