poster

1945

NR (01/31/1945) (US)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

1h 25m

67

User Score

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

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.

1945

67

User Score

NR (01/31/1945) (US)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

1h 25m

His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love

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

Charles Laughton

Philip Marshall

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Mary Gray

Dean Harens

Dean Harens

John Marshall

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Inspector Huxley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Mr. Simmons

Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan

Cora Marshall

Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont

Mrs. Simmons

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Packer

Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Mr. Packer

Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer

Griswold (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Cabbie (uncredited)

Eve Ashley

Eve Ashley

Background Woman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Pogson (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Commuter (uncredited)

John Berkes

John Berkes

Det. Sgt. Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Miss Crevy (uncredited)

Nina Campana

Nina Campana

Cashier at Luigi's (uncredited)

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Child Violinist (uncredited)