A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.
as Inspector Jules Maigret
as Johann Radek
as Joseph Heurtin
as Bill Kirby
as Edna Wallace
as Helen Kirby
as Gisella Heurtin
as Comelieu
as Janvier
as Moers
as Waiter
as Professor Grollet
as Inspector (uncredited)