Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
Charles Laughton
as Philip Marshall
Ella Raines
as Mary Gray
Dean Harens
as John Marshall
Stanley Ridges
as Inspector Huxley
Henry Daniell
as Mr. Simmons
Rosalind Ivan
as Cora Marshall
Molly Lamont
as Mrs. Simmons
Raymond Severn
as Merridew
Eve Amber
as Sybil
Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Packer
Clifford Brooke
as Mr. Packer
Gerald Hamer
as Griswold (uncredited)
