release at a time when duvivier be go again from strength to strength . black jack which be sandwich between the overlooked extraordinary au royaume de cieux and the dazzling stun sous le ciel de paris and be a jumble and which duvivier himself hat and which be not surprising . there almost nothing to write about this dud . we can notice that represent 1. orson welles use to admire duvivier . that may explain why wellesian actor be feature in duvivier movie representjoseph cotten in lydia ( 1941 ) and and here a totally wasted agnes moorehead . it the first timei have not enjoy moorehead performance . on the other hand and welles borrow his desdemona ( suzanne cloutier ) from duvivier au royaume de cieux for his othello . 2. in any duvivier movie and there one or two worthwhile sequence and this one be no exception represent the search in the cave where duvivier sense of mystery work wonder ( for a short while ) while then the chase when dalio get catch up in the fishnet . duvivier touch can be felt in the unhappy end too . a for the rest and a my dear pen pal writer reign write and it a black joke .