The Third Alibi

★ 6.5•1961-03-15•68 min

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

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)

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Reviews

1 review

CinemaSerf

TMDB User•Mar 28, 2022

★ 6

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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