Jules Berry

In this classic noir, a factory worker reflects on the events leading up to the shooting that could free the woman he loves.

When a publishing magnate embezzles his company's money, his clerk manages to salvage what's left — until the former owner shows up to claim profits.

The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. To push up the price of his stock, Saccard plans a publicity stunt involving the aviator Jacques Hamelin flying across the Atlantic to Guyana and drilling for oil there, much to the dismay of Hamelin's wife Line.