Inspector Jules Maigret
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme (A Man's Head) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret.
A 1949 mystery thriller film based on a Georges Simenon novel, starring Charles Laughton as Inspector Maigret. The film follows Maigret's pursuit of a killer who taunts him from the Eiffel Tower girders.
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- 1950-02-04
- Mystery, Thriller
- 97
Plot (may contain spoilers): In the streets of Paris a myopic knife grinder Heurtin (Burgess Meredith) is berated by his partner for his lack of money. As sh...
- 94 min
- 7.3K
- Full-Length Movie House
When the aunt of Edna Wallace (Jean Wallace) is murdered, Inspector Jules Maigret (Charles Laughton) is brought into the case. Initial suspicion is thrown on a knife sharpener (Burgess Meredith ...
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- Mystery & Thriller
Dec 31, 2014 · A young man (Robert Hutton), with his wife (Patricia Roc) and his girl friend (Jean Wallace), is overheard in a bar bemoaning how long it will most likely take before his rich aunt dies and he will inherit a great deal of money. A few days later the aunt is stabbed to death. Contact Information.
- 88 min
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders. In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt.
Directed by Burgess Meredith. PARIS… GAY, ALLURING… MASKING A STRANGE ADVENTURE! A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
