Suspicion (1941)

NR11/14/1941Mystery, Romance, Thriller1h 39m
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In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!

Overview

A wealthy and sheltered young woman elopes with a charming playboy and soon learns of his bad traits, including his extreme dishonesty and lust for money. Gradually, she begins to suspect that he intends to kill her to collect her life insurance.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Cary Grant

    John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

  2. Cast 1

    Joan Fontaine

    Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

  3. Cast 1

    Cedric Hardwicke

    General McLaidlaw

  4. Cast 1

    Nigel Bruce

    Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

  5. Cast 1

    May Whitty

    Mrs. McLaidlaw

  6. Cast 1

    Isabel Jeans

    Mrs. Newsham

  7. Cast 1

    Heather Angel

    Ethel the Maid

  8. Cast 1

    Auriol Lee

    Isobel Sedbusk

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    Reginald Sheffield

    Reggie Wetherby

Could this be Cary Grant as his most benignly menacing? The story itself is really nothing particularly new - a sort of "Gaslight" meets "Rebecca" style story that sees shy young heiress "Lina" (Joan Fontaine) hook up with debonaire "Johnnie" (Grant) and after a whirlwind romance the two are wed. His friend "Gordon" (Nigel Bruce) appears for a visit and soon some holes begin to emerge in her new husband's backstory. Further investigation reveals that lying is not something he has much difficulty with and after a few bumps on their road and when she discovers a letter from their insurers sugges...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$1,103,000.00

Revenue $4,500,000.00

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