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.

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Cast

Charles Laughton

Ella Raines

Dean Harens

Stanley Ridges

Henry Daniell

Rosalind Ivan

Molly Lamont

Raymond Severn

Eve Amber

Maude Eburne