The Third Alibi

Overview:

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.

Director:

Montgomery Tully

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

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Key words:

composer
alibi
love affair
wife murder

Cast

Laurence Payne

~ as ~

Norman Martell

Patricia Dainton

~ as ~

Helen Martell

Jane Griffiths

~ as ~

Peggy Hill

Edward Underdown

~ as ~

Dr. Peter Murdoch

John Arnatt

~ as ~

Supt. Ross

Humphrey Lestocq

~ as ~

Simmons, the Producer

Lucy Griffiths

~ as ~

Miss Potter

Olive Milbourne

~ as ~

Mrs. Booth

Arthur Hewlett

~ as ~

Marshall

Annette Kerr

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
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".