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The Suspect (1945)
Directed by Robert Siodmak
“His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love”
Crime, Drama, Thriller · 1h 25m
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.
Cast
Charles Laughton
Philip Marshall
Ella Raines
Mary Gray
Dean Harens
John Marshall
Stanley Ridges
Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell
Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan
Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont
Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn
Merridew
Eve Amber
Sybil
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke
Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer
Griswold (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Screenplay
- Bertram Millhauser
- Novel
- James Ronald
- Director of Photography
- Paul Ivano
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Editor
- Arthur Hilton
- Producer
- Islin Auster
Details
- Release date
- 1945-01-26
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures