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
Dean Harens
as John Marshall
John Berkes
as Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
as Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Raymond Severn
as Merridew
Eve Amber
as Sybil
Tommy Cook
as Child Violinist (uncredited)
Charles Laughton
as Philip Marshall
Henry Daniell
as Mr. Simmons
Gerald Hamer
as Griswold (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
as Pogson (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
as Waiter (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Molly Lamont
as Mrs. Simmons
Ernie Adams
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ella Raines
as Mary Gray
Stanley Ridges
as Inspector Huxley
Clifford Brooke
as Mr. Packer
Rebel Randall
as Model (uncredited)
Rosalind Ivan
as Cora Marshall
Lillian Bronson
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Packer
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
as Margaret (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
