The Suspect

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

Duration: 85 min
Release date: 1945-01-31
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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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The Suspect

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Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
as Philip Marshall
Ella Raines
Ella Raines
as Mary Gray
Dean Harens
Dean Harens
as John Marshall
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
as Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
as Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan
Rosalind Ivan
as Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont
as Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn
Raymond Severn
as Merridew
Eve Amber
Eve Amber
as Sybil
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke
Clifford Brooke
as Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer
Gerald Hamer
as Griswold (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Eve Ashley
Eve Ashley
as Background Woman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey
as Pogson (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
as Commuter (uncredited)
John Berkes
John Berkes
as Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Lillian Bronson
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Nina Campana
Nina Campana
as Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)
Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook
as Child Violinist (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
Frank Dawson
as Jarvis (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Helena Grant
Helena Grant
as Miss Pomfret (uncredited)
Barbara Gray
Barbara Gray
as Model (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Grayce Hampton
as Margaret (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Keith Hitchcock
as William Crummit (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
as Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Charles Knight
as Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)
Sidney Lawford
Sidney Lawford
as Lord Eldon (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Kate MacKenna
as Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Charles McNaughton
as Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Hilda Plowright
as Mrs. Margett (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
Rebel Randall
as Model (uncredited)
Sheila Roberts
Sheila Roberts
as Model (uncredited)
John Rogers
John Rogers
as Mr. Margett (uncredited)
Tony Santoro
Tony Santoro
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
Sally Shepherd
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston
as Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Katherine Yorke
as Model (uncredited)
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