The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)

5.2/10 97 min Thriller

Overview

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

Charles Laughton

Inspector Jules Maigret

Franchot Tone

Johann Radek

Burgess Meredith

Joseph Heurtin

Robert Hutton

Bill Kirby

Jean Wallace

Edna Wallace

Patricia Roc

Helen Kirby

Belita

Gisella Heurtin

William Phipps

Janvier

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Professor Grollet

Howard Vernon

Inspector (uncredited)

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