The Third Alibi

The Third Alibi

Release Date: 1961-03-15

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: 6.5 / 10

Cast

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

as Norman Martell

Patricia Dainton

Patricia Dainton

as Helen Martell

Jane Griffiths

Jane Griffiths

as Peggy Hill

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

as Dr. Peter Murdoch

John Arnatt

John Arnatt

as Supt. Ross

Crew

  • Evelyn Gibbs - Wardrobe Master

  • Jane Baker - Theatre Play

  • Montgomery Tully - Director

  • Philip Baker - Theatre Play

  • Jim Connock - Editor

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 h...

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