L'assassin a de l'humour

Herbert Lom stars with Mai Zetterling, Donald Wolfit, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott in "The Ringer" from 1952.

Police are on the lookout for a man, supposedly dead, whom they believe is alive. He's what they call "The Ringer," and he's after an attorney, Maurice Meister, who done him wrong. The Ringer's wife (Gynt) visits the police station for something and is questioned, but if she knows anything, she's not saying.

A criminal, Hackett (Hartnell) who has gone to Meister's to tell him that The Ringer, a master of disguse, is really alive, is then pushed into service by the police to help protect Meister. And while he's at it, he shoves a lot of silver into a bag. He's hilarious, with his commonlaw wife chasing after him complaining that his stealing is getting sloppy.

Herbert Lom is dark and sinister as Meister; Mai Zetterling is beautiful and sweet as his secretary. All of the acting is good.

There isn't any great surprise in this film since you can spot The Ringer a mile away. The end is very entertaining.