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The Third Alibi (1961)

6.5 | Mar 15, 1961 (GB) | Thriller, Drama | 01:08
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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.

Featured Crew

Director, Screenplay
First Assistant Director
Production Manager
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Wardrobe Master
Hairdresser
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Music Director

Cast

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Laurence Payne
Norman Martell
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Patricia Dainton
Helen Martell
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Jane Griffiths
Peggy Hill
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Edward Underdown
Dr. Peter Murdoch
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John Arnatt
Supt. Ross
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Humphrey Lestocq
Simmons, the Producer
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Lucy Griffiths
Miss Potter
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Olive Milbourne
Mrs. Booth
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Arthur Hewlett
Marshall
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Annette Kerr
Cinema cashier

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
6 | Mar 28, 2022
This is quite an intriguing murder mystery about a vain composer ("Norman") who has an affair with his sister-in-law ("Peggy"). When she becomes pregnant his wife ("Helen") refuses to divorce him so he and his mistress set about devising a cunning plan to be rid of her. It's quite a simple story, but told with plenty of twists and turns that keep the whole pot boiling nicely. Patricia Dainton is superb as the wife and John Arnatt as the slightly Priestley-esque "Superintendent Ross".