The Suspect

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london, england detective inspector film noir thriller older man younger woman relationship falling down stairs bludgeoning nosy neighbor henpecked husband blackmailer wife murder early 1900s foggy night poisoning killer as protagonist overbearing wife

The Suspect

Release Date: January 31, 1945

Year	:	1945
Slogan	:	«His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love»
Genres	:	Drama, Thriller
Production Companies	:	Universal Pictures
Director	:	Robert Siodmak
Producers	:	Islin Auster
Writers	:	Bertram Millhauser, Arthur T. Horman, James Ronald
RunTime	:	85 mins.

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.