A bit uneven but it's highs are really great and the lows pass pretty quickly. If you can get over Simon's grating voice this is a really funny movie and the mystery aspect is quite well done.

Part comedy of errors, part comedy of manners, it's brilliantly constructed. The situation becomes more and more ridiculous but never feels forced. Some beautiful camera work too. Michel Simon can be an annoying actor, but here he's perfect, as is the entire cast of memorable characters. I wouldn't say it was a knee-slapper, but it was all very clever and amusing. Still, like the other Carné films, although I was impressed with the work, it didn't truly grab hold of me.