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MysteryRomanceThriller

Suspicion

- In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!

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.

Release Date : 1941-11-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Before the Fact

Cast

Cary Grant

Character Name : John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Joan Fontaine

Character Name : Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Original Name : Joan Fontaine

Gender : Female

Cedric Hardwicke

Character Name : General McLaidlaw

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Nigel Bruce

Character Name : Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

Original Name : Nigel Bruce

Gender : Male

May Whitty

Character Name : Mrs. McLaidlaw

Original Name : May Whitty

Gender : Female

Isabel Jeans

Character Name : Mrs. Newsham

Original Name : Isabel Jeans

Gender : Female

Heather Angel

Character Name : Ethel the Maid

Original Name : Heather Angel

Gender : Female

Auriol Lee

Character Name : Isobel Sedbusk

Original Name : Auriol Lee

Gender : Female

Reginald Sheffield

Character Name : Reggie Wetherby

Original Name : Reginald Sheffield

Gender : Male

Leo G. Carroll

Character Name : Captain George Melbeck

Original Name : Leo G. Carroll

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Faith Brook

Character Name : Alice Barham (uncredited)

Original Name : Faith Brook

Gender : Female

Violet Campbell

Character Name : Mrs. Barham (uncredited)

Original Name : Violet Campbell

Gender : Male

Leonard Carey

Character Name : The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Carey

Gender : Male

David Clyde

Character Name : Trunk Man (uncredited)

Original Name : David Clyde

Gender : Male

Clyde Cook

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Clyde Cook

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Carol Curtis-Brown

Character Name : Jessie Barham (uncredited)

Original Name : Carol Curtis-Brown

Gender : Male

Vernon Downing

Character Name : Benson (uncredited)

Original Name : Vernon Downing

Gender : Male

Rex Evans

Character Name : Mr. Bailey (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Evans

Gender : Male

Edward Fielding

Character Name : Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Fielding

Gender : Male

Gavin Gordon

Character Name : Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)

Original Name : Gavin Gordon

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : Inspector Hodgson (uncredited)

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Alfred Hitchcock

Character Name : Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Gertrude Hoffmann

Character Name : Mrs. Wetherby (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Hoffmann

Gender : Female

Kenneth Hunter

Character Name : Sir Gerald (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Hunter

Gender : Male

Dorothy Lloyd

Character Name : Miss Wetherby (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Lloyd

Gender : Female

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Executor of General Laidlaw's Will (uncredited)

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Nondas Metcalf

Character Name : Phyllis Swinghurst (uncredited)

Original Name : Nondas Metcalf

Gender : Male

Rita Page

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Rita Page

Gender : Female

Hilda Plowright

Character Name : Postmistress (uncredited)

Original Name : Hilda Plowright

Gender : Female

Clara Reid

Character Name : Mrs. Craddock (uncredited)

Original Name : Clara Reid

Gender : Male

Maureen Roden-Ryan

Character Name : Maid - Winnie (uncredited)

Original Name : Maureen Roden-Ryan

Gender : Male

Donald Stuart

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Stuart

Gender : Male

Denis Tankard

Character Name : Footman (uncredited)

Original Name : Denis Tankard

Gender : Male

Pax Walker

Character Name : Maid - Phoebe (uncredited)

Original Name : Pax Walker

Gender : Male

Ben Webster

Character Name : The Registrar William Howe (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Webster

Gender : Male

Elsie Weller

Character Name : Miss Wetherby (uncredited)

Original Name : Elsie Weller

Gender : Male

Constance Worth

Character Name : Mrs. Fitzpatrick (uncredited)

Original Name : Constance Worth

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-25

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 suggesting he was trying to borrow on her life policy, she begins to fear for her own life... Hitchcock's storytelling - at times the camerawork makes us feel like a peeping Tom - and Franz Waxman's tension-laden score add loads to this strongly character driven effort. Bruce shines as the jovial gent to whom "Lina" takes rather a liking, Fontaine herself treads the cinematographic line between reason and paranoia with some considerable skill - but it is Grant who really stands out. His character is likeable, plausible and if you've ever read Anthony Berkeley's rather wordy book "Before the Fact" then you'll recognise that his portrayal is really pretty spot on - can we believe him, do we (want to) believe him - and at the end, well.... It's great this. Well worth the watch.