Both borderline, and picture quality worse than implied from the pictures shown here. Definitely in need of some restoration work. Glad I watched the film but be prepared for the poor picture and sound.
This film from 1949 is the worst image quality I have seen. It must have been one of the earliest colour films but the colour is drab and by now fuzzy. Charles Laughton is not an impressive Maigret; his menace should be brooding but instead is simply braggadocio. The city of Paris is listed as one of the stars, and at times the film looks like a tourist promotional film. This was the days before mass tourism allowed many Americans to see Paris so perhaps it kept some viewers' interest for that reason in the early 50s, but the views are of historic interest now. The plot and action aren't satisfactorily presented, so all in all there is not much to say in favour of the film. But it wasn't a complete waste of my time and if you like old films you will probably go for it.