The Suspect(1945)

movie - first aired/released 1945-01-26 - 85 min - audience 6.8

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Robert Siodmak

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.