The Third Alibi

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.

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 Cinema cashier

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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, bu...

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