This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda who was mainly known for his horror movies tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact with a running time of 105 min whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all it's the same old story.