The Third Alibi

1961

1h 8m

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6.5/10

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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.

Directors

Montgomery Tully

Writers

Maurice J. Wilson(screenplay by)

Montgomery Tully(screenplay by)

Philip Baker(theatre play by)

Stars

Laurence Payne

Patricia Dainton

Jane Griffiths

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Norman Martell

Helen Martell

Peggy Hill

Dr. Peter Murdoch

Supt. Ross

Simmons, the Producer

Miss Potter

Mrs. Booth

Marshall

Cinema cashier

Cleo

Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)

Sylvia Davis

Cinema sales girl (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

Det. Sgt. Fred Smith (uncredited)

Garard Green

Patrol car policeman (uncredited)

Arthur Howell

P.C. Williams (uncredited)

Richard Neller

Sleeping Man in Theater (uncredited)

Pat Ryan

Detective Examining Tape-Recorder (uncredited)

Directors

Montgomery Tully

Writers

Maurice J. Wilson(screenplay by)

Montgomery Tully(screenplay by)

Philip Baker(theatre play by)

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6/10

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".

Geronimo196728 Mar, 2022