

Crime · Drama · Mystery
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Dupin
Joseph Cotten
Dupin


Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Bounty
Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Bounty


Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
Charles Theverner
Louis Calhern
Charles Theverner


Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Madeline Minot
Leslie Caron
Madeline Minot


Joe De Santis
Joe De Santis
Martin, the butler
Joe De Santis
Martin, the butler


Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Flaherty
Jim Backus
Flaherty


Margaret Wycherly
Margaret Wycherly
Mrs. Flynn, the housekeeper
Margaret Wycherly
Mrs. Flynn, the housekeeper


Richard Hale
Richard Hale
Durand, the lawyer
Richard Hale
Durand, the lawyer


Nicholas Joy
Nicholas Joy
Dr. Roland
Nicholas Joy
Dr. Roland


Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Policeman
Roy Roberts
Policeman
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