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The Third Alibi
From Eternal Films
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A composer is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister 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.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Laurence PayneNorman Martell
Patricia DaintonHelen Martell
Jane GriffithsPeggy Hill
Edward UnderdownDr. Peter Murdoch
John ArnattSupt. Ross
Humphrey LestocqSimmons, the Producer
Lucy GriffithsMiss PotterOlive MilbourneMrs. Booth
Arthur HewlettMarshall
Annette KerrCinema cashier
Cleo LaineCleo
Dudley MooreRehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)Images · 6
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CinemaSerfMar 28, 2022
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 "Superintenden… Read more
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