The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Bertram MillhauserScreenplay
- Robert SiodmakDirector
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles LaughtonPhilip Marshall
- Ella RainesMary Gray
- Dean HarensJohn Marshall
- Stanley RidgesInspector Huxley
- Henry DaniellMr. Simmons
- Rosalind IvanCora Marshall
- Molly LamontMrs. Simmons
- Raymond SevernMerridew
- Eve AmberSybil
- Maude EburneMrs. Packer
- Clifford BrookeMr. Packer
- Gerald HamerGriswold (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
london, englanddetective inspectorfilm noirblack and whiteolder man younger woman relationshipfalling down stairsbludgeoningnosy neighborhenpecked husbandwife murder1900sfoggy night