Suspicion

Suspicion

99 mins | Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 14, 1941

Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.

Suspicion

99 mins | Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 14, 1941

Suspicion
Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Suspicion
Directors Dewey Starkey, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers Joan Harrison, Anthony Berkeley, Alma Reville, Samson Raphaelson

Cast

Cary Grant

as John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Joan Fontaine

as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Cedric Hardwicke

as General McLaidlaw

Nigel Bruce

as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

May Whitty

as Mrs. McLaidlaw

Isabel Jeans

as Mrs. Newsham

Heather Angel

as Ethel the Maid

Auriol Lee

as Isobel Sedbusk

Reginald Sheffield

as Reggie Wetherby

Leo G. Carroll

as Captain George Melbeck

Billy Bevan

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Faith Brook

as Alice Barham (uncredited)

Violet Campbell

as Mrs. Barham (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

as The McLaidlaw's Butler Burton (uncredited)

David Clyde

as Trunk Man (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

as Photographer (uncredited)

Alec Craig

as Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Carol Curtis-Brown

as Jessie Barham (uncredited)

Vernon Downing

as Benson (uncredited)

Rex Evans

as Mr. Bailey (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

as Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Gavin Gordon

as Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)

Lumsden Hare

as Inspector Hodgson (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Mrs. Wetherby (uncredited)

Kenneth Hunter

as Sir Gerald (uncredited)

Dorothy Lloyd

as Miss Wetherby (uncredited)

Aubrey Mather

as Executor of General Laidlaw's Will (uncredited)

Nondas Metcalf

as Phyllis Swinghurst (uncredited)

Rita Page

as Secretary (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

as Postmistress (uncredited)

Clara Reid

as Mrs. Craddock (uncredited)

Maureen Roden-Ryan

as Maid - Winnie (uncredited)

Donald Stuart

as Photographer (uncredited)

Denis Tankard

as Footman (uncredited)

Pax Walker

as Maid - Phoebe (uncredited)

Ben Webster

as The Registrar William Howe (uncredited)

Elsie Weller

as Miss Wetherby (uncredited)

Constance Worth

as Mrs. Fitzpatrick (uncredited)