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28/02/1952 Crime, Mystery 1h 29m
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In This Deadly Game... He Could Lose Only Once!

Overview

In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art thief Paul Rona, who leaves behind a gem studded gauntlet (a stolen religious relic). Years later, financial reverses lead Mike to return in search of the object. In Paris, he must dodge mysterious followers and a corpse that's hard to explain; so he and attractive tour guide Christine decamp on a cross-country pursuit that becomes love on the run...then takes yet another turn.

  1. Rudolph Maté

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Glenn Ford

    Michael 'Mike' Blake

  2. Geraldine Brooks

    Christine 'Chris' Kenneth

  3. Cedric Hardwicke

    Father Goron

  4. George Macready

    Count Paul Rona

  5. Gaby André

    Gaby Saunders

  6. Jany Holt

    The Countess

  7. Roger Tréville

    Police Insp. Faubert

  8. Juliette Gréco

    Singer (scenes deleted)

  9. Georges Tabet

    Jacques Piotet

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-09
I can't help think that Glenn Ford was just the wrong man for the part here. He portrays "Mike" - a GI who returns to France after WWII to track down an artefact that he encountered at the end of the war - one that could reverse his rather meagre financial fortunes. When in Paris a corpse is found in his hotel room so he must flee the pursuing gendarmes and others on the look out for the eponymous, gem-laden, gauntlet. Luckily, he is helped by local tour guide "Christine" (Geraldine Brooks) and our adventure takes him deep into the French countryside. The story is quite good, but the execution...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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