Film
The Suspect
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.
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.
Cast
- Charles LaughtonPhilip Marshall
- Ella RainesMary Gray
- Dean HarensJohn Marshall
- Stanley RidgesInspector Huxley
- Henry DaniellMr. Simmons
- Rosalind IvanCora Marshall
- Molly LamontMrs. Simmons
- Raymond SevernMerridew
