The Suspect
The Suspect
The Suspect
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1944
1h 25m
6.7(62 votes)
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.

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Charles Laughton

Philip Marshall

Charles Laughton
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Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Ella Raines
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Dean Harens

John Marshall

Dean Harens
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Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Stanley Ridges
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Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Henry Daniell
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Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Rosalind Ivan
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Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Molly Lamont
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Raymond Severn

Merridew

Raymond Severn
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Eve Amber

Sybil

Eve Amber
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Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Maude Eburne
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Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Clifford Brooke
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Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer
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Ernie Adams

Cabbie (uncredited)

Ernie Adams
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Eve Ashley

Background Woman (uncredited)

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Jimmy Aubrey

Pogson (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey
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Walter Bacon

Commuter (uncredited)

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John Berkes

Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

John Berkes
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Lillian Bronson

Miss Crevy (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson
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Nina Campana

Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)

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Tommy Cook

Child Violinist (uncredited)

Tommy Cook
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Frank Dawson

Jarvis (uncredited)

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Elspeth Dudgeon

Pauline Barlow (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon
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Helena Grant

Miss Pomfret (uncredited)

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Writing

Barbara Gray

Model (uncredited)

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Grayce Hampton

Margaret (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton
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Keith Hitchcock

William Crummit (uncredited)

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Olaf Hytten

Mr. Jevne (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
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Charles Knight

Mr. Chadwick (uncredited)

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Sidney Lawford

Lord Eldon (uncredited)

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Vera Lewis

Hannah Barlow (uncredited)

Vera Lewis
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Kate MacKenna

Mrs. Jevne (uncredited)

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Charles McNaughton

Waiter (uncredited)

Charles McNaughton
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Richard Neill

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Richard Neill
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Edgar Norton

Mr. Frazer (uncredited)

Edgar Norton
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Hilda Plowright

Mrs. Margett (uncredited)

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Rebel Randall

Model (uncredited)

Rebel Randall
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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)

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Sally Shepherd

Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

Sally Shepherd
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Cecil Weston

Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited)

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Katherine Yorke

Model (uncredited)

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