The Suspect

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The Suspect (1945)

NR 01/31/1945 (US) Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 25m

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His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

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.

Robert Siodmak

Director
James Ronald

Novel
Bertram Millhauser

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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
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A review by John Chard

95%

Written by John Chard on August 29, 2019

Anodyne affected affairs of the heart.

The Suspect is directed by Robert Siodmak and adapted to screenplay by Bertram Millhauser and Arthur T. Horman from the novel "This Way Out" written by James Ronald. It stars Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell and Rosalind Ivan. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Paul Ivano.

In 1902 Edwardian London, unhappily married shopkeeper Philip Marshall (Laughton) meets beautiful Mary Gray (Raines) and a tender friendship begins to form. But once Philip's wife discovers what is going on she threatens him wi... read the rest.

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