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The Suspect
His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love
6.8(69)19451h 25m
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.
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Created by
- Howard Benedict
- Writers
- Bertram Millhauser
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Cast

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)
Eve Ashley
Background Woman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey
Pogson (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Commuter (uncredited)

John Berkes
Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Nina Campana
Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)

Tommy Cook
Child Violinist (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
Jarvis (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon
Pauline Barlow (uncredited)
Helena Grant
Miss Pomfret (uncredited)
Barbara Gray
Model (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- William TummelAssistant Director
- Robert SiodmakDirector
Writing
- Bertram MillhauserScreenplay
- Arthur T. HormanAdaptation
- James RonaldNovel
Production
- Harry B. FriedmanPublicist
- Howard BenedictExecutive Producer
- Islin AusterProducer
Camera
- Paul IvanoDirector of Photography
- Robert LayloAssistant Camera
- Frank HeislerAssistant Camera
- William DoddsSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Arthur HiltonEditor
Sound
- Frank SkinnerMusic Director
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Charles CarrollSound
- Bernard B. BrownSound Director
Art
- Edward R. RobinsonSet Decoration
- Russell A. GausmanSet Decoration
- Martin ObzinaArt Direction
- John B. GoodmanArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Vera WestCostume Design