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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10. It runs a compact 1h 24m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Fletcher MarkleDirector
- Frank FentonWriter
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joseph CottenDupin
- Barbara StanwyckLorna Bounty
- Louis CalhernCharles Theverner
- Leslie CaronMadeline Minot
- Joe De SantisMartin, the butler
- Jim BackusFlaherty
- Margaret WycherlyMrs. Flynn, the housekeeper
- Richard HaleDurand, the lawyer
- Nicholas JoyDr. Roland
- Roy RobertsPoliceman
- Mitchell LewisZack, the waiter
- Jean InnessLandlady
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Themes
new york citydying manold manfilm noirinheritancelast will and testamenthousekeeperfrenchwomanestranged family memberrich mancrooked butler19th century