The Third Alibi (1961)
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.
- Montgomery Tully
- David Tringham
- Estelle Stewart
- Maurice J. Wilson
- Montgomery Tully
- Pip Baker
- Jane Baker
Rating: 6.5/10 by 12 users
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Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 08 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: composer, alibi, love affair, wife murder
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".
