The Third Alibi
1961•1h 8m•6.6•Released
ThrillerDrama
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.
Director
Montgomery Tully
Writer
Maurice J. Wilson, Montgomery Tully
Languages
English
Studio
Eternal Films
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)
Production
Company
Eternal Films
Producer
Maurice J. Wilson
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