The Third Alibi
Synopsis
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.
Main Cast
Laurence Payne
Norman Martell
Patricia Dainton
Helen Martell
Jane Griffiths
Peggy Hill
Edward Underdown
Dr. Peter Murdoch
John Arnatt
Supt. Ross
Humphrey Lestocq
Simmons, the Producer
Lucy Griffiths
Miss Potter
Olive Milbourne
Mrs. Booth
Arthur Hewlett
Marshall
Annette Kerr
Cinema cashier
User 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, 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".
