The Third Alibi
Seen it?1961 | 68 min | Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Dial M for Murder or Gone Girl, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
A composer is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Montgomery Tully
- Laurence PayneNorman Martell
- Patricia DaintonHelen Martell
- Jane GriffithsPeggy Hill
- Edward UnderdownDr. Peter Murdoch
- John ArnattSupt. Ross
- Humphrey LestocqSimmons, the Producer
- Lucy GriffithsMiss Potter
- Olive MilbourneMrs. Booth
- Arthur HewlettMarshall
- Annette KerrCinema cashier