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The Suspect is a 1944 American film noir starring Charles Laughton and Ella Raines, and directed by Robert Siodmak. Set in Edwardian London in 1902, it is based on the 1939 novel This Way Out, by James Ronald, and was released by Universal Pictures.
The Suspect: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges. An unhappily married man begins a flirtation with a younger woman. When his wife threatens to ruin her, he decides to take action.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Robert Siodmak
- 1945-05-03
The Suspect (1944) 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.
Dec 31, 2014 · The Suspect is a 1944 film noir directed by Robert Siodmak, set in Edwardian times, London, 1902. Te film is based on the novel “This Way Out,” by James Ronald which, in turn, was loosely based on the sensational Dr. Crippen murder trial of 1910. Released by Universal Pictures.
Sep 10, 2012 · Oppression, guilt, blackmail and murder in turn-of-the-century London's quiet Laburnum Terrace - the plot specifics of The Suspect inevitably evoke Hitchcock's.
Genial shopkeeper Philip (Charles Laughton) has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife (Rosalind Ivan) while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer (Ella...
- Mystery & Thriller
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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.
