James Mason, refugee from what was formerly Austria is now at a resort hotel
on the French Riviera when he's picked up as a spy. Of course he's not our
spy, however he's let go by the authorities and put under essentially house
arrest at the hotel. Someone switched cameras there on him and he'd like to
find out who is a real spy at the hotel.
He's got quite a few choices. Some he'd like not to think of as a spy others look like they could have come from central casting as sneaky and spy like.
As a detective he's not very good and it is fortunate the authorities do have
the situation closely monitored.
The object of all this is the French naval base at Toulon. It's been the home of
their Mediterranean fleet since the middle ages. Still is.
The film is based on a novel by Eric Ambler and Mason himself didn't feel it was something that belonged in his best work. Still he's not bad as the Eric
Ambler protagonist in this film.
