The Suspect (1945)

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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Directed by

Robert Siodmak

Cast

• 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)

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