Summary: In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt. A knife grinder (Burgess Meredith) is suspected, but Radek keeps taunting the police until they realize that he is the killer. The police and Maigret (Charles Laughton) are led on chases through the streets and over the rooftops of Paris and finally up the girders of the Eiffel Tower. (imdb)

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Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Mystery

Country: France, USA

Directed By: Burgess Meredith

Written By: Georges Simenon, Harry Brown

Starring: Charles Laughton, Burgess Meredith, Franchot Tone, Robert Hutton, Jean Wallace

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