Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Cary GrantJohn D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth
- Joan FontaineLina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
- Cedric HardwickeGeneral McLaidlaw
- Nigel BruceGordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- May WhittyMrs. McLaidlaw
- Isabel JeansMrs. Newsham
- Heather AngelEthel the Maid
- Auriol LeeIsobel Sedbusk
- Reginald SheffieldReggie Wetherby
- Leo G. CarrollCaptain George Melbeck
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Alfred Hitchcock’s trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion, a class production [from the novel Before the Fact by Francis Iles] provided with excellence in direction, acting and mounting. - 90
Chicago Reader
Everyone concedes that this 1941 Hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that I find its failure utterly mysterious—especially since the often criticized ending (imposed on Hitchcock by the studio) makes perfect sense to me. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Suspicion is so grimly powerful that its Hollywood-style happy ending has infuriated audiences for years. - 70
The New York Times
One must remark that the ending is not up to Mr. Hitchcock's usual style, and the general atmosphere of the picture is far less genuine than he previously has wrought. But still he has managed to bring through a tense and exciting tale, a psychological thriller which is packed with lively suspense and a picture that entertains you from beginning to—well, almost the end.
