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The Murderer Lives at Number 21 1942

type: Movie

language: French

duration: 84 min

genre: comedy

theme: comedy thriller

director: Henri-Georges Clouzot

Score: 5 / 10

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 is a 1942 French comedy thriller film by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Adapted by Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman and Clouzot from Steeman's 1939 book of the same title, it was Clouzot's debut feature film as a director. The film is about the hunt by detective Wens (Pierre Fresnay) for the murderer Monsieur Durand, who leaves calling cards and manages to be everywhere at once. With the aspiring actress Mila Malou (Suzy Delair), Wens follows clues to a seedy boarding house where he hopes to find the murderer.

Plot

Inspector Wenceslas (referred to as "Wens" for short) Vorobeychik is assigned the case of a serial killer who leaves a calling card with the name 'Monsieur Durand' on his victims. Wens' mistress is the ditsy struggling actress Mila Malou who is determined to get noticed, and attempts to help Wens find the criminal. Wens discovers that Durand is a tenant at a boarding house at No. 21 Avenue Junot. Wens takes a room at the house in disguise as a Protestant minister. Suspects are arrested, but while each is in jail another Durand murder occurs. Both Mila and Wens discover who is responsible for the murders. Wens is captured, and as he is about to be killed Mila and the police arrive and rescue him.

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author	Henri-Georges Clouzot
contentLocation	Paris
director	Henri-Georges Clouzot
editor	Christian Gaudin
genre	comedy mystery thriller
keywords	arrest boarding house capture kill struggle
musicBy	Maurice Yvain
theme	comedy thriller mystery thriller serial killer