The Suspect

The Suspect

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1945-01-31
Duration:85 min
Director:Robert Siodmak
Actors:Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell
Production:Universal Pictures

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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