About the film
london, england detective inspector film noir black and white older man younger woman relationship falling down stairs bludgeoning nosy neighbor henpecked husband blackmailer wife murder 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, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | Universal Pictures |
| Director | : | Robert Siodmak |
| Producers | : | Howard Benedict, Islin Auster, Harry B. Friedman |
| 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.
Main Actors
Charles Laughton
Character : Philip Marshall
Ella Raines
Character : Mary Gray
Dean Harens
Character : John Marshall
Stanley Ridges
Character : Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell
Character : Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan
Character : Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont
Character : Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn
Character : Merridew
Eve Amber
Character : Sybil
Maude Eburne
Character : Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke
Character : Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer
Character : Griswold (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Character : Cabbie (uncredited)
Eve Ashley
Character : Background Woman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Character : Pogson (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Character : Commuter (uncredited)
John Berkes
Character : Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Character : Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Nina Campana
Character : Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)
Tommy Cook
Character : Child Violinist (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
Character : Jarvis (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Character : Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Helena Grant
Character : Miss Pomfret (uncredited)
Barbara Gray
Character : Model (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Character : Margaret (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Character : William Crummit (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Character : Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Character : Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)
Sidney Lawford
Character : Lord Eldon (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Character : Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Character : Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Character : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Character : Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Character : Mrs. Margett (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
Character : Model (uncredited)
Sheila Roberts
Character : Model (uncredited)
John Rogers
Character : Mr. Margett (uncredited)
Tony Santoro
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
Character : Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Character : Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Character : Model (uncredited)
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