Movie

The Suspect

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

1945★ 6.8 · 691h 25mCrimeDramaThriller

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.

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Cast

Charles Laughton
as Philip Marshall

Henry Daniell
as Mr. Simmons

Lillian Bronson
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)

Vera Lewis
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Packer

John Berkes
as Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Edgar Norton
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey
as Pogson (uncredited)

Tommy Cook
as Child Violinist (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer
as Griswold (uncredited)

Ernie Adams
as Cabbie (uncredited)

Molly Lamont
as Mrs. Simmons