Movie: The Third Alibi

Top 10 Billed 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

Annette Kerr
Annette Kerr

Cinema cashier

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1961-03-15

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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