Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.

Run Time

1h 30m

Genre

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date

18 Feb 1933

Country

France

Language

French

Streaming On
Criterion Channel
Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
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