The Suspect (1945)
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.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast
- 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)
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