Michel Auclair is money mad. He uses his position as the editor of a scandal magazine to kill stories for cash. He buys his friend's terrace apartment, and invites the four women in his life to dinner: his first wife, Danielle Darrieux; Miriam Di San Servolo, the woman he works with to hunt up his blackmail victim; his second wife, Corinne Calvet; and his fiancee, ridiculously wealthy Lyla Rocco. His terrace has a loose railing. It's apparent he intends to kill one of them by pushing her off the terrace. But which?
The novel it was based on was written by Patricia McGerr, and won le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière when it was translated into French in 1952. It's a fascinating, dark movie that Henri Decoin has directed, with Auclair a luxury-loving sociopath completely dominating the movie in the face of some strong acting by the women.
The novel it was based on was written by Patricia McGerr, and won le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière when it was translated into French in 1952. It's a fascinating, dark movie that Henri Decoin has directed, with Auclair a luxury-loving sociopath completely dominating the movie in the face of some strong acting by the women.