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.
- 6.7
- 1944
- Released
- 1h 25m
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
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke
Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer
Griswold (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Cabbie (uncredited)
Eve Ashley
Background Woman (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Pogson (uncredited)Walter Bacon
Commuter (uncredited)
John Berkes
Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Miss Crevy (uncredited)Nina Campana
Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)
Tommy Cook
Child Violinist (uncredited)Frank Dawson
Jarvis (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Pauline Barlow (uncredited)Helena Grant
Miss Pomfret (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Margaret (uncredited)Keith Hitchcock
William Crummit (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Mr. Jevne (uncredited)Charles Knight
Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)Sidney Lawford
Lord Eldon (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)Kate MacKenna
Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Mr. Frazer (uncredited)Hilda Plowright
Mrs. Margett (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
Model (uncredited)Sheila Roberts
Model (uncredited)John Rogers
Mr. Margett (uncredited)Tony Santoro
Waiter (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)Cecil Weston
Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)Katherine Yorke
Model (uncredited)Released
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- #london, england
- #detective inspector
- #film noir
- #black and white
- #older man younger woman relationship
- #falling down stairs
- #bludgeoning
- #nosy neighbor
- #henpecked husband
- #blackmailer
- #wife murder
- #1900s
- #foggy night
- #poisoning
- #overbearing wife
Reviews
Charles Laughton is super in this thriller telling the tale of a man in a loveless marriage to a harridan of a women, "Cora" - really well portrayed by Rosalind Ivan, whose relentless nagging has managed to drive their son from home. When he innocently meets a young lady "Mary" (Ella Raines) his wife determines to ruin their friendship - and his career - so he sets about stopping her. Permanently!
Simple and short, but still suspenseful noirish crime-thriller features wonderful performances from Charles Laughton and Ella Raines. Managed to keep my attention until the very end and is well photographed and directed film. **3.75/5**
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,