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.
Top 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
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