Overview
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.
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
- Rosalind Ivan as Cora Marshall
- Molly Lamont as Mrs. Simmons
- Raymond Severn as Merridew
- Eve Amber as Sybil
- Maude Eburne as Mrs. Packer