A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.
Directed by Burgess Meredith
paris, france
murder
eiffel tower, paris
maigret
adaptation
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Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Charles Laughton
Inspector Jules Maigret
Franchot Tone
Johann Radek
Burgess Meredith
Joseph Heurtin
Robert Hutton
Bill Kirby
Jean Wallace
Edna Wallace
Patricia Roc
Helen Kirby
Belita
Gisella Heurtin
William Phipps
Janvier
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Professor Grollet
Howard Vernon
Inspector (uncredited)
Crew
Burgess Meredith
Director
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
Franchot Tone
Producer
Georges Simenon
Novel
Popular Reviews
1 review
Bearman08
6.0★ · 01/04/26
It a very straightforward mystery set in Paris. I do enjoy the detective constantly being pestered by the murderer but it wasn’t entertaining enough for me to love this one.
It a very straightforward mystery set in Paris. I do enjoy the detective constantly being pestered by the murderer but it wasn’t entertaining enough for me to love this one.
