Release Date | 1945-01-31 |
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Runtime | 85 minutes |
Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Stars | Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell |
Directors | Robert Siodmak, James Ronald, Paul Ivano, Arthur Hilton, Islin Auster |
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.