The Suspect

The Suspect

The Suspect

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

Jan 31, 1945 · 1h 25m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

⭐ 6.7· 64 votes

Director Robert Siodmak

Writer Bertram Millhauser

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

Charles Laughton

Philip Marshall

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Dean Harens

Dean Harens

John Marshall

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Raymond Severn

Raymond Severn

Merridew

Eve Amber

Eve Amber

Sybil

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Cabbie (uncredited)

Eve Ashley

Background Woman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Pogson (uncredited)