The Suspect
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
1945-01-31
en
Cast
Director
Robert Siodmak
Charles Laughton as Philip Marshall
Ella Raines as Mary Gray
Dean Harens as John Marshall
Stanley Ridges as Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell as Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan as Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont as Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn as Merridew
Eve Amber as Sybil
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke as Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer as Griswold (uncredited)
Ernie Adams as Cabbie (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey as Pogson (uncredited)
John Berkes as Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Tommy Cook as Child Violinist (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon as Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton as Margaret (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten as Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Vera Lewis as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton as Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Neill as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Norton as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Rebel Randall as Model (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)