Brelan d'as

It's a pleasure to discover this rarity in fabulous restoration. I didn't expect any good stuff from Cheyney's Lemmy Caution sketch, and it's a waste of time, the actor didn't convince me and the character Lemmy isn't developed, really boring. I expected more from Steeman who provided Clouzot's masterpieces, and Raymond Rouleau is really convincing as Wens, even if I've seen him more dynamic in that kind of character as Georges Masse. But the very best sketch of this rarity is obviously Michel Simon as Maigret. And it works well, he's another Maigret, not punchy as Gabin, but really empathetic with the kid, and that's a success. Some shots made me think of Julien Duvivier and Christian Jaque.

I give an 8 note mostly for this sketch.

A few months ago, on Bertrand Tavernier's blog, there was a discussion on the different Maigret, and no one had seen this version with Michel Simon, and I think of Bertrand Tavernier immediately saying his legendary "I have to check this".

If you like French murder movies in sketches, I advise "Suivez cet homme".