A Man's Neck (1933)

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.

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Harry Baur, Valéry Inkijinoff, Alexandre Rignault, Gaston Jacquet, Gina Manès

Release Date: 1933-02-18

Country: France

Ratings: 6.086 / 10 (29 votes)

Runtime: 90 mins