The Third Alibi - 1961

Last up in my tripleheader was this movie. It was a little over an hour, and I wasn't expecting much. 

Norman is having an affair with his wife, Helen's, half sister. Not only that, but he says he doesn't want to hurt her, yet he treats her like garbage. When the sister, Peggy, becomes pregnant, he can't wait any longer and asks for a divorce. Helen won't give him one, so he's going to have to come up with a murderous alternative.

The interesting thing is that Helen is sick. She has something wrong with her heart that neither Norman nor Peggy know about. Realizing she has little time left has Helen reconsidering until she overhears the plot to take her out of the picture. The question is: what will she do with the information? 

I really liked this movie. The way Helen dealt with the information in the small amount of time she had was impressive, and I liked what she did. Sure, she didn't leave the situation with clean hands, but it was a satisfying ending. Apparently, this was labeled a "B" movie. That means it was made cheaply and the lesser picture of a double feature. I would argue that for what it was, this was really good. And the little forgotten detail coming back at the end? Chef's kiss! I mean, you could have removed the whole unnecessary musical number. That was weird, and I didn't like it, but other than that, Good Movie! for sure!