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Cast
Charles Laughton | As: Philip Marshall | |
Ella Raines | As: Mary Gray | |
Dean Harens | As: John Marshall | |
Stanley Ridges | As: Inspector Huxley | |
Henry Daniell | As: Mr. Simmons |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Charles Laughton |
Philip Marshall |
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Ella Raines |
Mary Gray |
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Dean Harens |
John Marshall |
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Stanley Ridges |
Inspector Huxley |
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Henry Daniell |
Mr. Simmons |
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Rosalind Ivan |
Cora Marshall |
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Molly Lamont |
Mrs. Simmons |
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Raymond Severn |
Merridew |
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Eve Amber |
Sybil |
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Maude Eburne |
Mrs. Packer |
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Clifford Brooke |
Mr. Packer |
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Gerald Hamer |
Griswold (uncredited) |
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Ernie Adams |
Cabbie (uncredited) |
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Eve Ashley |
Background Woman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Aubrey |
Pogson (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon |
Commuter (uncredited) |
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John Berkes |
Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited) |
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Lillian Bronson |
Miss Crevy (uncredited) |
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Nina Campana |
Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited) |
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Tommy Cook |
Child Violinist (uncredited) |
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Frank Dawson |
Jarvis (uncredited) |
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Elspeth Dudgeon |
Pauline Barlow (uncredited) |
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Helena Grant |
Miss Pomfret (uncredited) |
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Barbara Gray |
Model (uncredited) |
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Grayce Hampton |
Margaret (uncredited) |
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Keith Hitchcock |
William Crummit (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten |
Mr. Jevne (uncredited) |
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Charles Knight |
Mr. Chadwick (uncredited) |
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Sidney Lawford |
Lord Eldon (uncredited) |
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Vera Lewis |
Hannah Barlow (uncredited) |
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Kate MacKenna |
Mrs. Jevne (uncredited) |
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Charles McNaughton |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Richard Neill |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Edgar Norton |
Mr. Frazer (uncredited) |
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Hilda Plowright |
Mrs. Margett (uncredited) |
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Rebel Randall |
Model (uncredited) |
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Sheila Roberts |
Model (uncredited) |
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John Rogers |
Mr. Margett (uncredited) |
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Tony Santoro |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Sally Shepherd |
Mrs. Brown (uncredited) |
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Cecil Weston |
Mrs. Chadwick (uncredited) |
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Katherine Yorke |
Model (uncredited) |
Directed By
William Tummel |
Assistant Director |
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Robert Siodmak |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Bertram Millhauser |
Screenplay |
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Arthur T. Horman |
Adaptation |
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James Ronald |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Howard Benedict |
Executive Producer |
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Harry B. Friedman |
Publicist |
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Islin Auster |
Producer |
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Edited By
Arthur Hilton |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Vera West |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Frank Skinner |
Music Director |
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Frank Skinner |
Original Music Composer |
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Charles Carroll |
Sound |
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Bernard B. Brown |
Sound Director |
Visual Effects
Camera
Paul Ivano |
Director of Photography |
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Frank Heisler |
Assistant Camera |
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William Dodds |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Robert Laylo |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Edward R. Robinson |
Set Decoration |
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Russell A. Gausman |
Set Decoration |
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John B. Goodman |
Art Direction |
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Martin Obzina |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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