Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead him and Caryl Fenton, a female insurance agent, who will become his companion, first to Paris, then to London, later through the English countryside and finally to Southampton, in search of a criminal train wrecker.
Acting
Edmund Lowe's rapid-fire delivery could teach Aaron Sorkin a thing or two.
Practical Effects
Real locomotive destruction — they actually crashed a train for this.
Costume
Caryl's travel wardrobe is a masterclass in 1930s glamour under pressure.
Director
Albert de Courville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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