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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.

Top Cast

  • Laurence Payne

    Laurence Payne

    Norman Martell

  • Patricia Dainton

    Patricia Dainton

    Helen Martell

  • Jane Griffiths

    Jane Griffiths

    Peggy Hill

  • Edward Underdown

    Edward Underdown

    Dr. Peter Murdoch

  • John Arnatt

    John Arnatt

    Supt. Ross

  • Humphrey Lestocq

    Humphrey Lestocq

    Simmons, the Producer

  • Lucy Griffiths

    Lucy Griffiths

    Miss Potter

  • Olive Milbourne

    Olive Milbourne

    Mrs. Booth

  • Arthur Hewlett

    Arthur Hewlett

    Marshall

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.

Rating

6.6 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Mar 28, 2022

    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".

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