Elevator to the Gallows

Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement.

Plot Summary

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

secret love

paris, france

car race

suicide attempt

arms deal

photography

camera

suspicion of murder

hearing

defense industry

motel

blackout

suspicion

fake suicide

microfilm

photographic evidence

film noir

french noir

criterion

elevator

murder framed as suicide