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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release:
November 1951
Production:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast:
Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron, Joe De Santis, Jim Backus, Margaret Wycherly, Richard Hale, Nicholas Joy, Roy Roberts, Mitchell Lewis, Jean Inness, Francis Pierlot
Tags:
new york city, dying man, old man, film noir, inheritance, last will and testament, housekeeper, frenchwoman, estranged family member, rich man, crooked butler, 19th century, murder plot, 1840s
