A Man's Neck (1933)

A Man's Neck (1933)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1933-02-18 France 90 Min. PG-13
6.2 24 votes
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.

Cast

Harry Baur is Commissaire Jules Maigret
Commissaire Jules Maigret
Alexandre Rignault is Joseph Heurtin
Joseph Heurtin
Gaston Jacquet is Willy Ferrière
Willy Ferrière
Gina Manès is Edna Reichberg
Edna Reichberg
Louis Gauthier is Le juge
Le juge
Henri Échourin is Inspecteur Ménard
Inspecteur Ménard
Marcel Bourdel is Inspecteur Janvier
Inspecteur Janvier
Armand Numès is Le directeur de la police
Le directeur de la police
Charles Camus is L'hôtelier
L'hôtelier
René Alexandre is Le chauffeur
Le chauffeur
Missia is La chanteuse des rues
La chanteuse des rues
Damia is La femme lasse
La femme lasse
Oléo is La femme de chambre
La femme de chambre
Line Noro is La fille
La fille
Jane Pierson is La cuisinière
La cuisinière