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The Suspect

Name: The Suspect
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1945-01-31
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.8

★ 6,8 /10 (69 Votes)

1945 EN 85 min

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.

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Release date

31/01/1945

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Popularity

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His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

85 min

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)

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Eve Ashley

Background Woman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Pogson (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Commuter (uncredited)

John Berkes

Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Miss Crevy (uncredited)

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Nina Campana

Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)

Tommy Cook

Child Violinist (uncredited)

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Frank Dawson

Jarvis (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

Pauline Barlow (uncredited)

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Helena Grant

Miss Pomfret (uncredited)

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Barbara Gray

Model (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton

Margaret (uncredited)

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Keith Hitchcock

William Crummit (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Mr. Jevne (uncredited)

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Charles Knight

Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)

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Sidney Lawford

Lord Eldon (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

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Kate MacKenna

Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)

Charles McNaughton

Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Mrs. Margett (uncredited)

Rebel Randall

Model (uncredited)

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Sheila Roberts

Model (uncredited)

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John Rogers

Mr. Margett (uncredited)

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Tony Santoro

Waiter (uncredited)

Sally Shepherd

Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

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Cecil Weston

Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)

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Katherine Yorke

Model (uncredited)

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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 w…

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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**

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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! Henry Daniell is good as the suspicious "Gilbert Simmons' as is Stanley Ridges as "Insp. Huxley" who has to investigate this mischief and it moves along well until an ending with quite an unexpected …

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