The Third Alibi

The Third Alibi

68 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 15, 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.

The Third Alibi

68 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 15, 1961

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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Eternal Films
Original title The Third Alibi
Directors Estelle Stewart, David Tringham, Montgomery Tully
Writers Jane Baker, Pip Baker, Maurice J. Wilson, Montgomery Tully

Cast

Laurence Payne

as Norman Martell

Patricia Dainton

as Helen Martell

Jane Griffiths

as Peggy Hill

Edward Underdown

as Dr. Peter Murdoch

Humphrey Lestocq

as Simmons, the Producer

Lucy Griffiths

as Miss Potter

Olive Milbourne

as Mrs. Booth

Arthur Hewlett

as Marshall

John Arnatt

as Supt. Ross

Cleo Laine

as Cleo

Dudley Moore

as Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)

Annette Kerr

as Cinema cashier