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.
Directed by Fletcher Markle
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Cast

Joseph Cotten
Dupin

Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Bounty

Louis Calhern
Charles Theverner

Leslie Caron
Madeline Minot

Joe De Santis
Martin

Jim Backus
Flaherty

Margaret Wycherly
Mrs. Flynn

Richard Hale
Durand

Nicholas Joy
Dr. Roland

Roy Roberts
Policeman

Mitchell Lewis
Waiter
Jean Inness
Landlady

Francis Pierlot
Pharmacist
Melba Snowden
Party Chorus Dancer
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