
The Suspect
His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love
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.
- Year: 1945
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Keyword: london, england, detective inspector, film noir, black and white, older man younger woman relationship, falling down stairs, bludgeoning, nosy neighbor, henpecked husband, blackmailer, wife murder, 1900s, foggy night, poisoning, overbearing wife
- Director: Robert Siodmak
- Cast: Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, Rosalind Ivan