in southern France and Monaco. It was based on actions that took place during Operation Dragoon. Soundtrack L'Amour est parti Written by Joseph Kosma Lyrics by Henri Bassis Sung by Juliette Gréco Romance Written by Joseph Kosma Lyrics by Henri Bassis Sung by Juliette Gréco Reception Critical response When the film was first released in 1952, film critic Bosley Crowther expected a first-rate production given that, the screenplay writer, Charles Bennett, had written films "of a high order" such as The 39 Steps. However, he found The Green Glove "is not in that echelon, but is merely a standard chase after a medieval, bejewelled gauntlet filched from a rural French church." He continued, "... but the tale spun is minor-league melodrama. Glenn Ford is largely listless as the paratrooper who clashed with a collaborator-art dealer during the war ..." Film critic Dennis Schwartz was disappointed in the film, yet praised the work of Glenn Ford. He wrote, "Rudolph Maté (D.O.A./Union Station/Miracle in the Rain) directs this standard thriller, that has a few twists but bogs down over too many hysterical melodramatic moments and the unbelievability of the characters and story line. It's weakly scripted by Charles Bennett and is based on his novel ... There's a good story here, but too bad it wasn't told convincingly and the featured sudden romance came about so quickly that it was not possible for me to believe it; nor was I able to find the suspense story even close to the way a top-notch director like Hitchcock would have built up the suspense and made things more exciting (If not convinced then perhaps check out The 39 Steps, directed by Hitchcock and also written by Bennett!). The former cinematographer Maté can't keep things real and all the plot points seem nothing short of schematic. But Glenn Ford is in it, and he's so good in these type of adventure roles that he at least keeps the flawed pic entertaining." Comic book adaptation Eastern Color Movie Love #15 (June 1952) See also List of films in the public domain in the United States References External links (public domain) 1952 films 1950s thriller drama films American thriller drama films English-language French films French thriller drama films Films directed by Rudolph Maté Film noir Films shot in Monaco Films shot in France Films set in France Films adapted into comics 1952 drama films American black-and-white films