Wives Under Suspicion

Wives Under Suspicion

The looks that pass between man and wife... Hiding words they dare not say!

1938 · 69 min · ★ 5.3 · Crime, Drama

A prosecutor trying a case where a husband shot his adulterous wife begins to suspect that his own wife is having an affair, and starts to have his own thoughts about killing her.

Directed by James Whale · Written by Myles Connolly

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