Robert Siodmak is one of my favourite directors. Here he takes a different turn away from his usual noirs into early 20th century London, where an unhappily married accountant named Philip (played brilliantly by Charles Laughton) meets a beautiful young secretary named Mary, after she comes to him looking for work. Although Philip finds himself falling in love with Mary, he decides to keep the relationship platonic, until his horrible wife Cora starts to suspect what is going on and threatens him with a scandal. Quite soon after this, she falls down the stairs to her death. An accident? Or a deliberate act on Philip's part? The build-up of tension is brilliant here, and I loved the shift of time period Siodmak has used. Added to which, Laughton is a superb actor.
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