The well -known story of the soldier who was killed during the war (WW2) and whose wife took control of his (shipping ) company with a new husband .Coup de Théâtre!The hubby (Gabin) is alive and well and sailing back home on the Rhine.As the missus and her new love -a sinister-looking coward at that!- are not prepared to accept it,they try to get rid of the intruder.
The story is more whodunit than film noir.The second husband is killed and Gabin and his wife become suspects.The ex-soldier falls in love with a gorgeous girl (Nadia Grey) who helps him .
The detective plot is mildly entertaining,but the best is Grangier's depiction of life on the barges ,and a good use of the Rhine valley .
The story is more whodunit than film noir.The second husband is killed and Gabin and his wife become suspects.The ex-soldier falls in love with a gorgeous girl (Nadia Grey) who helps him .
The detective plot is mildly entertaining,but the best is Grangier's depiction of life on the barges ,and a good use of the Rhine valley .