The Suspect (1945)

Name: The Suspect
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1945-01-26
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

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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Released 1945-01-26 · 85 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller

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)
Ernie Adams as Cabbie (uncredited)
Eve Ashley as Background Woman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey as Pogson (uncredited)