The Third Alibi

The Third Alibi

1961 · 68 min · ★ 6.6 · Thriller, Drama

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.

Directed by Montgomery Tully · Written by Maurice J. Wilson

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