The Man on the Eiffel Tower DVD Burgess Meredith (1949)

The Man on the Eiffel Tower DVD Burgess Meredith (1949)

The Man on the Eiffel Tower, the film pits Simenon's analytical Inspector Maigret (Charles Laughton) against a wily murderer. We know virtually from the outset that the guilty party is Radek (Franchot Tone), a psychotic with delusions of grandeur who has been seduced into killing the wealthy aunt of slatternly Edna Wallace (Jean Wallace). Maigret suspects Radek , but without solid proof he must suffer the taunting and baiting of the beyond-the-law killer. Eventually Maigret wins the psychological battle, forcing Radek to seek refuge on the titular tower. And if you're waiting for that final fatal fall, this isn't that kind of movie. Burgess Meredith also appears in the film as the sort of obvious suspect that is automatically disregarded by any true detective-story buff

Charles Laughton   - Inspector Jules Maigret 
Franchot Tone   - Radek 
Burgess Meredith   - Huertin 
Robert Hutton   - Bill Kirby 
Jean Wallace   - Edna Wallace 
Patricia Roc   - Helen Kirby 
Belita   - Gisella 
George Thorpe   - Comselieu 
William Phipps   - Janvier 
William Cottrell   - Moers 
Wilfrid Hyde-White   - Prof. Grollet 
Coaz Chase   - Waiter