Second viewing (first one: somewhere between 1983 and 1986).
Based on a short story ("Traitor Hands", 1925) and later play by Agatha Christie.
** The text below may give away, directly or indirectly, some plot points. **
A man with no income befriends a richer, older widow. He is married to a German expatriate. An aging lawyer recovering from a heart attack takes the case.
This is an entertaining criminal story, with a good balance of comedy and drama. The ending, which I will not disclose here, is ingenious and shows good insight into human psychology as applied to trials. Some details do not resist a fine analysis (e.g., leaving a husband is not such a hard thing as it would require for a wife to incriminate him), but I think they do not compromise the film.
Rating: 61 (unchanged)
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