CrimeMystery

The Green Glove

- In This Deadly Game... He Could Lose Only Once!

In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art thief Paul Rona, who leaves behind a gem studded gauntlet (a stolen religious relic). Years later, financial reverses lead Mike to return in search of the object. In Paris, he must dodge mysterious followers and a corpse that's hard to explain; so he and attractive tour guide Christine decamp on a cross-country pursuit that becomes love on the run...then takes yet another turn.

Release Date : 1952-02-28

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : UGC FilmsBenagoss Productions

Production Country : FranceUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : The Gauntlet

Cast

Character Name : Michael 'Mike' Blake

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christine 'Chris' Kenneth

Original Name : Geraldine Brooks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Goron

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Count Paul Rona

Original Name : George Macready

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gaby Saunders

Original Name : Gaby André

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Countess

Original Name : Jany Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Insp. Faubert

Original Name : Roger Tréville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer (scenes deleted)

Original Name : Juliette Gréco

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacques Piotet

Original Name : Georges Tabet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Piotet

Original Name : Meg Lemonnier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector

Original Name : Paul Bonifas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Jean Bretonnière

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmond Ardisson

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurice Bénard

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Cauchy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ivan (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Clancy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narrator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Dehner

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Henry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conrad Vernot (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Legris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alphonse (uncredited)

Original Name : Frédéric O'Brady

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Michel Seldow

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

I can't help think that Glenn Ford was just the wrong man for the part here. He portrays "Mike" - a GI who returns to France after WWII to track down an artefact that he encountered at the end of the war - one that could reverse his rather meagre financial fortunes. When in Paris a corpse is found in his hotel room so he must flee the pursuing gendarmes and others on the look out for the eponymous, gem-laden, gauntlet. Luckily, he is helped by local tour guide "Christine" (Geraldine Brooks) and our adventure takes him deep into the French countryside. The story is quite good, but the execution is pretty lacklustre - Ford's heart just doesn't seem to be in it (though he isn't terrible). Brooks looks the part, but again doesn't really set any sparks flying and Sir Cedric Hardwicke's billing belies his almost cameo appearance as the Priest in the church where the glove is supposed to rest. George Macready is quite good as the nasty art dealer "Count Paul" but it's all just a bit flat. It may well have been better had it been made ten years earlier with a lesser-known star, but as it is, it is just a bit dull.