Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Fletcher Markle
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Francis Pierlot
Jean Inness
Jim Backus
Joe De Santis
Joseph Cotten
Leslie Caron
Louis Calhern
Margaret Wycherly
Melba Snowden
Mitchell Lewis
Nicholas Joy
Richard Hale
Roy Roberts
Keywords
1840s
19th century
crooked butler
dying man
estranged family member
film noir
frenchwoman
housekeeper
inheritance
last will and testament
murder plot
new york city
old man
rich man
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