The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Based on a novel by Georges Simenon, this superb piece of "continental noir" stars Charles Laughton as Parisian police inspector Maigret, whose investigation of a rich woman's murder leads him into a battle of wills with a psychotic killer-for-hire and a showdown at the title landmark. Franchot Tone, Robert Hutton and Burgess Meredith, who also directed, co-star. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.