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What strange hold did this man have over the lives of these two beautiful women ?
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Joseph CottenDupin
Barbara StanwyckLorna Bounty
Louis CalhernCharles Theverner
Leslie CaronMadeline Minot
Joe De SantisMartin
Jim BackusFlaherty
Margaret WycherlyMrs. Flynn
Richard HaleDurand
Nicholas JoyDr. Roland
Roy RobertsPoliceman
Mitchell LewisWaiterExplore the crew
- Director
- Fletcher Markle
- Writer
- Frank Fenton
- Producer
- Stephen Ames
- Original Music Composer
- David Raksin
- Editor
- Newell P. Kimlin
- Director of Photography
- George J. Folsey