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...aging and wealthy American matron, while winning the undivided support of the audience for his faith in the innocence of suspect number one (whom you know is guiltless all the way). But in balancing the scales of justice, Maigret nearly meets his match in a manic-depressive named Radek, the actual culprit, who is more than competently portrayed by Franchot Tone...
...Radek, the man who did it all, makes no effort to avoid Maigret, who soon develops a strong suspicion that he is the actual killer. But since Maigret has no evidence whatsoever, Radek revels in taunting the inspector by all but admitting the murder. Radek, meanwhile, has collected 1,000,000 francs for the job from the impatient heir of the now disemboweled murder victim. You see plenty of Paris in the daytime from the top of the Eiffel tower; now you see fully as much of it at night, as the camera and Maigret follow Radek on a tour...
...Marriage Brokers. Through the political fog that hangs over Germany the dim outlines of a political ghost can be seen-the ghost of a dark, homely man named Karl Radek. It was Radek, Soviet Russian agent in Germany after World War I, who pointed out that nationalism could become the vehicle of Communism in a synthesis which he called "national Bolshevism." It was Radek who explained to the Comintern executive committee that the nationalism of the German "masses" did not necessarily prevent them from turning to Communism. A great many forces in West Germany are conspiring to bring the ghost...
...year trade pact with Soviet Russia. No taint of Communist sympathy motivates Hausleiter & friends; they are German nationalists who believe that they can make Germany strong by making a deal with Russia. They put the smile on Max Reimann's face. They are bringing Karl Radek...
...Radek went on trial in Moscow as a Trotskyite and traitor against the Soviet Union. He was accused of trying to make a deal with the Nazi Germans to bring about a "new revolution" in Russia. Explaining the failure of his plot in court, Radek made the memorable statement: "We had plenty of professors, but no good murderers." He was sentenced to ten years in jail. His whereabouts since 1947, when he was theoretically released, are unknown. But his policy of "national Bolshevism," in various guises, has become Communist s.o.p. It was not the first or last time that Joseph...