The Suspect (1944)

1944 · Feature film · 81 min · dir. Robert Siodmak

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Robert Siodmak

Writer

Bertram Millhauser

Composer

Frank Skinner

Cinematography

Paul Ivano

Studio

Universal Pictures

Released

1945-01-31

Running time

81 minutes

Cast & crew

• Robert Siodmak Director
• Charles Laughton
• Ella Raines
• Dean Harens
• Stanley Ridges
• Henry Daniell
• Rosalind Ivan
• Molly Lamont
• Raymond Severn

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