critiQs

Login Sign-up
The Suspect

The Suspect

# His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love
Crime   Drama   Thriller
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1945-01-31
⌚ Running Time: 85 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Charles Laughton original image
Philip Marshall
Charles Laughton
Ella Raines original image
Mary Gray
Ella Raines
Dean Harens original image
John Marshall
Dean Harens
Stanley Ridges original image
Inspector Huxley
Stanley Ridges
Henry Daniell original image
Mr. Simmons
Henry Daniell
Rosalind Ivan original image
Cora Marshall
Rosalind Ivan
Molly Lamont original image
Mrs. Simmons
Molly Lamont
Raymond Severn original image
Merridew
Raymond Severn
Eve Amber original image
Sybil
Eve Amber
Maude Eburne original image
Mrs. Packer
Maude Eburne
Clifford Brooke original image
Mr. Packer
Clifford Brooke
Gerald Hamer original image
Griswold (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Ernie Adams original image
Cabbie (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Eve Ashley original image
Background Woman (uncredited)
Eve Ashley
Jimmy Aubrey original image
Pogson (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Walter Bacon original image
Commuter (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
John Berkes original image
Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)
John Berkes
Lillian Bronson original image
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Nina Campana original image
Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)
Nina Campana
Tommy Cook original image
Child Violinist (uncredited)
Tommy Cook
Frank Dawson original image
Jarvis (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
Elspeth Dudgeon original image
Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Helena Grant original image
Miss Pomfret (uncredited)
Helena Grant
Barbara Gray original image
Model (uncredited)
Barbara Gray
Grayce Hampton original image
Margaret (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Keith Hitchcock original image
William Crummit (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Olaf Hytten original image
Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Charles Knight original image
Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Sidney Lawford original image
Lord Eldon (uncredited)
Sidney Lawford
Vera Lewis original image
Hannah Barlow (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Kate MacKenna original image
Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Charles McNaughton original image
Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Richard Neill original image
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Edgar Norton original image
Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Hilda Plowright original image
Mrs. Margett (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Rebel Randall original image
Model (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
Sheila Roberts original image
Model (uncredited)
Sheila Roberts
John Rogers original image
Mr. Margett (uncredited)
John Rogers
Tony Santoro original image
Waiter (uncredited)
Tony Santoro
Sally Shepherd original image
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd
Cecil Weston original image
Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Katherine Yorke original image
Model (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke

Similar Movies

7.0
Movie Name : Silmät hämärässä
Release Date : 🕔 1952-02-01
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts …

6.281
Movie Name : Shooting Fish
Release Date : 🕔 1997-08-22
Average Rating: 6.281
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.

6.2
Movie Name : Deported
Release Date : 🕔 1950-11-01
Average Rating: 6.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized and slightly crackbrained crime drama. Jeff Chandler …

6.7
Movie Name : Cry Danger
Release Date : 🕔 1951-02-23
Average Rating: 6.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for …

6.6
Movie Name : The Mob
Release Date : 🕔 1951-09-07
Average Rating: 6.6
Genres:
Duration :

overview : An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.

4.7
Movie Name : The Gangster
Release Date : 🕔 1947-11-25
Average Rating: 4.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as …

7.0
Movie Name : The Postman Always Rings Twice
Release Date : 🕔 1946-05-02
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

7.2
Movie Name : He Ran All the Way
Release Date : 🕔 1951-06-20
Average Rating: 7.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

6.1
Movie Name : One Girl's Confession
Release Date : 🕔 1953-04-06
Average Rating: 6.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides …

5.5
Movie Name : Red Light
Release Date : 🕔 1949-09-30
Average Rating: 5.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through …

6.968
Movie Name : Scandal Sheet
Release Date : 🕔 1952-01-16
Average Rating: 6.968
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

7.8
Movie Name : The Book of Fish
Release Date : 🕔 2021-03-31
Average Rating: 7.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In 1801, after a new king ascended the throne, a scholar Jeong Yak-jeon who served the late king is exiled …

0.0
Movie Name : Apprehension
Release Date : 🕔 2021-09-03
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A young woman moves to another city after receiving a job promotion, but begins to be pursued by someone willing …

7.1
Movie Name : The Enforcer
Release Date : 🕔 1951-02-24
Average Rating: 7.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster …

6.6
Movie Name : Force of Evil
Release Date : 🕔 1950-08-24
Average Rating: 6.6
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder …

6.519
Movie Name : Pursued
Release Date : 🕔 1947-03-02
Average Rating: 6.519
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family …

6.9
Movie Name : Breaking Glass
Release Date : 🕔 1980-10-01
Average Rating: 6.9
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock …

5.5
Movie Name : Night Editor
Release Date : 🕔 1946-03-29
Average Rating: 5.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

Comments (0)