Interesting period thriller about a young Frenchwoman (Leslie Caron) who comes to New York City looking for the grandfather (Louis Calhern) of her fiancé, a French patriot. She soon finds herself in the middle of a plot hatched by the grandfather's housekeeper (Barbara Stanwyck) to steal the old man's money. The only person she can turn to for help is a cloaked stranger (Joseph Cotten) she meets at a tavern.
Not bad but not great costumer. Stanwyck is fine. Caron is pretty and likable in just her second film. Cotten is the best part of the movie. His character's true identity is the movie's big twist. A twist that is likely spoiled for you if you read too much about this one before you see it. Still, the clues are there throughout the picture, such as the character's assumed name and a certain bird that appears throughout. Nice score by David Raskin helps set the mood of a routine story masked by its setting.
Not bad but not great costumer. Stanwyck is fine. Caron is pretty and likable in just her second film. Cotten is the best part of the movie. His character's true identity is the movie's big twist. A twist that is likely spoiled for you if you read too much about this one before you see it. Still, the clues are there throughout the picture, such as the character's assumed name and a certain bird that appears throughout. Nice score by David Raskin helps set the mood of a routine story masked by its setting.