The Third Alibi
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
March 15, 1961
Popularity
0
Director
Montgomery Tully
Writer
Montgomery Tully
Writer
Maurice J. Wilson
Producer
Maurice J. Wilson
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Cast
Laurence Payne
Norman Martell
Patricia Dainton
Helen Martell
Jane Griffiths
Peggy Hill
Edward Underdown
Dr. Peter Murdoch
John Arnatt
Supt. Ross
Humphrey Lestocq
Simmons, the Producer
Lucy Griffiths
Miss Potter
Olive Milbourne
Mrs. Booth
Arthur Hewlett
Marshall
Annette Kerr
Cinema cashier
Cleo Laine
Cleo
Dudley Moore
Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)
Sylvia Davis
Cinema sales girl (uncredited)
Max Faulkner
Det. Sgt. Fred Smith (uncredited)
Garard Green
Patrol car policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Howell
P.C. Williams (uncredited)
Richard Neller
Sleeping Man in Theater (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Detective Examining Tape-Recorder (uncredited)
Stuart Saunders
Cinema manager (uncredited)
Arthur Skinner
Det. Sgt. Carter (uncredited)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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".
