Suspicion

1941 • 1h 39m •

Mystery Romance Thriller

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★ 7.1/10

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A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

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

Top Billed Cast

Cary Grant

John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Joan Fontaine

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Cedric Hardwicke

General McLaidlaw

Nigel Bruce

Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

May Whitty

Mrs. McLaidlaw

Isabel Jeans

Mrs. Newsham

Heather Angel

Ethel the Maid

Auriol Lee

Isobel Sedbusk

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

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 sugges...