The Suspect
The Suspect
Release: 1944-12-22
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 6.7
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Cast
Eve Amber
as Sybil
Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Packer
John Berkes
as Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
as Model (uncredited)
Charles Laughton
as Philip Marshall
Dean Harens
as John Marshall
Gerald Hamer
as Griswold (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Ella Raines
as Mary Gray
Lillian Bronson
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Henry Daniell
as Mr. Simmons
Clifford Brooke
as Mr. Packer
Jimmy Aubrey
as Pogson (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Rosalind Ivan
as Cora Marshall
Raymond Severn
as Merridew
Tommy Cook
as Child Violinist (uncredited)
Stanley Ridges
as Inspector Huxley
Molly Lamont
as Mrs. Simmons
Grayce Hampton
as Margaret (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
as Waiter (uncredited)
