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, killer as protagonist, overbearing wife
- Director: Robert Siodmak
- Cast: Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, Rosalind Ivan
