Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town and discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him.

Credits

Julien DuvivierDirector

Michel SimonMonsieur Hire

Viviane RomanceAlice, maîtresse d'Alfred

Paul BernardAlfred, le véritable assassin

Charles DoratMichelet, le secrétaire du commissaire