The Third Alibi

The Third Alibi

1h 8m 6.5/10

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.

Director

David Tringham

Top Billed Cast

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Norman Martell

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Dr. Peter Murdoch

John Arnatt

John Arnatt

Supt. Ross

Patricia Dainton

Patricia Dainton

Helen Martell

Jane Griffiths

Jane Griffiths

Peggy Hill

Humphrey Lestocq

Humphrey Lestocq

Simmons, the Producer

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/28/2022

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".

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