The Suspect

Timid tobacconist Philip Marshall (Charles Laughton) develops a friendship with a poor young woman (Ella Raines), igniting his wife's shrewish jealousy. Despite the Edwardian era decorum, The Suspect is a classic noir -- one of Siodmak's best -- featuring Charles Laughton's memorable portrait of a repressed and lonely man who will do anything to protect the unexpected joy he's found too late in his life. Costarring Stanley Ridges and Rosalind Ivins.