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

Philip Marshall

Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Dean Harens

John Marshall

Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Raymond Severn

Merridew

Eve Amber

Sybil

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)