Suspicion (1941)

"In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!"

Synopsis

Johnny Aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. He meets shy Lina McLaidlaw on a train whilst trying to travel in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. He begins to court Lina and before long they are married. It is only after the honeymoon that she discovers his true character and she starts to become suspicious when Johnny's friend and business partner, Beaky is killed mysteriously. (© IMDB)

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Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (RCA Sound System)
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 99 minutes
• production studio: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
• also known as:
  • Before the Fact - working title

DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Suspicion (1941) - DVD releases

released in 2008

Verdacht (1941) - Kinowelt (Germany, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

Suspicion (1941) - Universal (UK, 2007) R2 PAL 1.33:1

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Film Frames

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Themes

• stairs - Johnnie carries the glass of milk up a stairway.
• the Hitchcock cameo - posting a letter at the village post office (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Dewey Starkey - assistant director

Starring:

• Cary Grant - Johnnie Aysgarth
• Joan Fontaine - Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
• Cedric Hardwicke - General McLaidlaw
• Nigel Bruce - Gordon Cochrane "Beaky" Thwaite
• Dame May Whitty - Mrs Martha McLaidlaw
• Isabel Jeans - Mrs Newsham
• Heather Angel - Ethel - Maid
• Auriol Lee - Isobel Sedbusk
• Reginald Sheffield - Reggie Wetherby
• Leo G. Carroll - Captain George Melbeck
• Billy Bevan - Ticket Taker

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Anthony Berkeley - original novel ("Before the Fact")
• Samson Raphaelson
• Joan Harrison
• Alma Reville

Photographed by:

• Harry Stradling Senior

Edited by:

• William Hamilton

Music by:

• Franz Waxman

Costume Design by:

• Edward Stevenson