Rhine Virgin

Believed to have been killed in action during World War II, Jacques Ledru returns to his hometown of Strasbourg. He finds that his wife Geneviève has re-married and has taken over his shipping company. When she discovers that her former husband is still alive, Geneviève realises that she has only one course of action if she is to hold on to the fortune she has acquired: she must kill Ledru. On night, Ledru confronts his former wife and her new husband, Maurice Labbé. The latter prevents Geneviève from killing Ledru but a short while later he himself is killed by an unknown assailant. Geneviève accuses Ledru of killing Labbé, but Ledru is certain that his wife is the murderer… —Filmsdefrance.com