Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.


His Was a Strange Secret, Hers Was a Strange Love
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Charles Laughton
Philip Marshall

Ella Raines
Mary Gray

Dean Harens
John Marshall

Stanley Ridges
Inspector Huxley

Henry Daniell
Mr. Simmons

Rosalind Ivan
Cora Marshall

Molly Lamont
Mrs. Simmons

Raymond Severn
Merridew

Eve Amber
Sybil