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A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.
Norman Martell
Helen Martell
Peggy Hill
Dr. Peter Murdoch
Supt. Ross
Simmons, the Producer
Miss Potter
Marshall
Cinema cashier
Cleo
Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)
Det. Sgt. Fred Smith (uncredited)
This is quite an intriguing murder mystery about a vain composer ("Norman") who has an affair with his sister-in-law ("Peggy"). When she becomes pregnant his wife ("Helen") refuses to divorce him so he and his mistress set about devising a cunning plan to be rid of her. It's quite a simple story, but told with plenty of twists and turns that keep the whole pot boiling nicely. Patricia Dainton is superb as the wife and John Arnatt as the slightly Priestley-esque "Superintendent Ross".
March 15, 1961
Norman Martell
Helen Martell
Peggy Hill
Dr. Peter Murdoch
Supt. Ross
Simmons, the Producer
Miss Potter
Marshall
Cinema cashier
Cleo
Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)
Det. Sgt. Fred Smith (uncredited)
This is quite an intriguing murder mystery about a vain composer ("Norman") who has an affair with his sister-in-law ("Peggy"). When she becomes pregnant his wife ("Helen") refuses to divorce him so he and his mistress set about devising a cunning plan to be rid of her. It's quite a simple story, but told with plenty of twists and turns that keep the whole pot boiling nicely. Patricia Dainton is superb as the wife and John Arnatt as the slightly Priestley-esque "Superintendent Ross".
Similar to The Third Alibi
