"Mr. Bartholomew, if you're trying to frighten me, you're doing a first-rate job."

"Do you understand French?"
"Not a word. I'm still having trouble with English"

"Oh, Peter. Are you hurt?"
"I sprained my pride. How are you?"

"Oh you should see your face!"
"What's the matter with it?"
"It's lovely!"

Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. 'nuff said.

A young lady, resolved to divorce her husband for the lack of truth
and transparency in their marriage comes back from her holiday to find
her Paris apartment entirely empty and abandoned, her mysterious
husband murdered, and her life being intruded upon by a couple of
strange characters, all claiming she has knowledge of the quarter of a
million dollars that her late husband owed them. And thus begins a
game of cat-and-mouse that leaves one guessing until the very end.

Stanley Donen, of 'Singing in the Rain' fame, is masterful in his
storytelling, balancing thriller and comedy. The film also features an
unexpectedly effective opening sequence that grips the audience into
the story; a surprisingly effective, and judiciously used, theme music
that perfectly captures the chase of the film (it's effectiveness
becomes abundantly evident near the climax of the movie), and a highly
stylized and aesthetically pleasant opening-title sequence.

This film, to the best of my knowledge, is also in the Public Domain.

[11 July 2024]