The Suspect
7.3
“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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Cast
42 people
Charles Laughton
Philip Marshall
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
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Ella Raines
Mary Gray
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Phantom Lady
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Dean Harens
John Marshall
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Stanley Ridges
Inspector Huxley
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Henry Daniell
Mr. Simmons
Known for
The Great Dictator
Witness for the Prosecution
Rosalind Ivan
Cora Marshall
Known for
Scarlet Street
Pursuit to Algiers
Molly Lamont
Mrs. Simmons
Known for
The Awful Truth
Raymond Severn
Merridew
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We Are Not Alone
A Yank at Eton
Eve Amber
Sybil
Known for
The Woman in Green
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Packer
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Vampire Bat
Clifford Brooke
Mr. Packer
Known for
Hangover Square
The Sea Hawk
Gerald Hamer
Griswold (uncredited)
Known for
The Scarlet Claw
Robert Siodmak Director · Bertram Millhauser Screenplay James Ronald Author
United States release January 26, 1945 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 22, 1944
Premiere · San Francisco, California
United States · January 26, 1945
Theatrical
United States
January 31, 1945 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
XC
December 12, 1947 · Theatrical
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