Film

The Suspect

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

6.7

1h 25m

1945

“His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love”

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.

Director

Robert Siodmak

CrimeDramaThriller

london, englanddetective inspectorfilm noirblack and whiteolder man younger woman relationshipfalling down stairsbludgeoningnosy neighborhenpecked husbandwife murder1900sfoggy night