In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer. The police and Maigret (Charles Laughton) are led on chases through the streets and over the rooftops of Paris and finally up the girders of the Eiffel Tower.... (Full plot summary below)
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In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer. The police and Maigret (Charles Laughton) are led on chases through the streets and over the rooftops of Paris and finally up the girders of the Eiffel Tower.
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| CultureCatchBrandon JudellUsing the same novel that A Man's Neck employed, this troubled U.S. production is inferior in every manner, from the uneven acting by the supporting cast to the use of a dummy falling off the Eiffel Tower, yet the tale is never less than intriguing. |
| User ReviewJoe FWhat a cast! Laughton makes a great Maigret and the story is very faithful to the book by Simenon on which the film was based. There is a wonderful fleeting scene in the Left Bank cafe featured in the movie where an existentialist guru is holding court. The dress and attitude of his followers is right out of a Doisneau photo. The film captures Paris of that era. |
| User ReviewPaul DAn accused man is allowed to escape from jail, a wealthy trio dance on the edge of amorality and a poor medical student acts as puppet master--Portrait of a Sociopathic Villain!! |
| User ReviewDaniel MAnd they say these old movies are boing.... and this one was. I fell asleep three times. I picked it out of the lot because it stars Charles Laughton who was noticeably a great actor (even in this role) and was directed by Burgess Meredith (which I didn't even know was a thing) but there were some noticeable plot holes, crazy cuts and little dialogue to speak of. Add that all up and I just didn't care that the aforementioned plot holes weren't the well-what-about this kind but the wait-what-how-did-we-get-here kind. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WAnd they say these old movies are boing.... and this one was. I fell asleep three times. I picked it out of the lot because it stars Charles Laughton who was noticeably a great actor (even in this role) and was directed by Burgess Meredith (which I didn't even know was a thing) but there were some noticeable plot holes, crazy cuts and little dialogue to speak of. Add that all up and I just didn't care that the aforementioned plot holes weren't the well-what-about this kind but the wait-what-how-did-we-get-here kind. |
