Brian Aherne is the petit bourgeois proprietor of a Parisian bicycle shop. He is pleased to be on a jury for the first time in his life, a trial in which Rita Hayworth is accused of murdering her lover. He browbeats his fellow jurors into finding her not guilty. Later, she confesses to him she has not been able to find a position, given the notoriety, so he hires her for his shop and moves her into his home. Soon, he finds himself in hot water with his wife, Irene Rich, who clearly thinks him a sentimental fool, and his son, Glen Ford, who falls in love with Miss Hayworth.
Aherne puffs and blusters a lot under the direction of Charles Vidor. It turns out this is a remake of 1937's GRIBOUILLE, with Aherne playing the role originally taken by Raimu -- clearly a difficult comparison to make, especially as I have not seen the original. However, I can easily imagine Raimu playing the role in the same manner. As it stands, this is a very enjoyable movie on its own, with nice roles for Curt Bois, Evelyn Keyes as the daughter of the house, Keep an eye out for Vernon Dent as a gendarme, and William Castle as a juror.
Aherne puffs and blusters a lot under the direction of Charles Vidor. It turns out this is a remake of 1937's GRIBOUILLE, with Aherne playing the role originally taken by Raimu -- clearly a difficult comparison to make, especially as I have not seen the original. However, I can easily imagine Raimu playing the role in the same manner. As it stands, this is a very enjoyable movie on its own, with nice roles for Curt Bois, Evelyn Keyes as the daughter of the house, Keep an eye out for Vernon Dent as a gendarme, and William Castle as a juror.