The Green Glove (1952) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Rona is revealed to be a Nazi-collaborator and art thief who stole the gem-studded gauntlet from the church during the German occupation of France. He used his position as an art dealer to traffic stolen religious artifacts, and the green glove was his most valuable prize. When he encountered Blake behind enemy lines, he attempted to use the glove as a bargaining chip for his freedom.

• paul rona
• green glove
• gauntlet of st elzear
• art thief
• nazi collaborator

Rona orchestrates the frame-up to reclaim the glove and eliminate Blake as an obstacle. The dead man found in Blake's hotel room was one of Rona's own henchmen who had been trailing Blake in Paris. Rona planted a drawing of Blake in the dead man's pocket and staged the scene to make Blake appear guilty of murder, which would redirect police attention away from Rona and force Blake to cooperate.

Foreshadowing: The follower on the Eiffel Tower who tails Blake is revealed to be working for Rona.

• michael blake
• frame-up
• hotel murder
• paris
• inspector faubert

The Countess loses her speech due to psychological trauma after learning that Armond, the man she loved, died attempting to deliver warning about the German attack. When she realizes Rona's deception caused Armond's death, the shock of this revelation silences her. Her speech returns only when she sees the gauntlet and fully comprehends the truth about Armond's fate.

• countess
• armond
• loss of speech
• trauma
• emotional shock

Armond is the Countess's lover who promises to alert the Americans about Rona's false German attack. He dies trying to get this message through to the American forces. Rona had orchestrated the supposed German retreat as a deception, and Armond's sacrifice exposes the truth, though he does not survive to see it. His death leaves the Countess devastated and initially voiceless.

• armond
• countess
• death
• german attack
• deception

Blake proves his innocence by executing a coordinated plan: he sends Chris to locate Rona at the casino while directing her to contact Inspector Faubert. Meanwhile, Blake lures Rona to the church where a confrontation ensues. When Rona is shot during the struggle, the police arrive at the scene with Chris and Rona's captured men. One of Rona's henchmen confesses, confirming Blake was framed, and the police find Rona's men at the church with the stolen glove, completely clearing Blake's name.

• blake innocence
• faubert
• confession
• rona captured
• police

After retrieving the gauntlet and spending time with Chris Kenneth, Blake chooses love over monetary gain because their relationship has become more valuable to him than the glove's fortune. At the inn, he hesitates over whether to sell it but ultimately decides to value Chris above the wealth the glove represents. This moral choice drives his plan to return the relic to the church rather than profit from it.

• blake
• chris kenneth
• love
• glove value
• choice

The Gauntlet of St. Elzear, called the green glove, is a priceless religious relic housed in a village church in France. It is a jeweled gauntlet or glove associated with the saint, making it both culturally significant and highly valuable to collectors. The church priest, Father Goron, guards it sacredly, and its theft during WWII motivates much of the film's conflict.

• gauntlet of st elzear
• religious relic
• green glove
• church
• father goron

Rona wants the glove back because it is a priceless stolen artifact that could establish his reputation and financial standing after the war. He had Blake watched in the States and learned about Blake's financial ruin, believing Blake would be desperate enough to sell. The glove represents both immense monetary value and Rona's identity as an art dealer who deals in rare pieces. Recovering it would also eliminate evidence of his wartime collaboration.

• paul rona
• motivation
• glove value
• art dealer
• financial ruin

The police capture Rona through Blake's coordinated trap. Chris meets Rona at the casino as planned and signals his location to Inspector Faubert, who mobilizes his men. Meanwhile, Blake lures Rona along the goat track toward the village church. When Rona and his men pursue Blake into the church, Faubert's squad arrives to find Rona's men captured and the glove recovered. One of Rona's henchmen confesses, sealing the case.

• rona captured
• faubert
• church
• casino plan
• police raid

Blake meets Chris Kenneth when a man begins trailing him on the Eiffel Tower. Blake enlists Chris, who is working as a tour guide giving a tour, to help shake off his follower. That evening, they cross paths again at a nightclub, form an immediate connection, and Chris becomes romantically and criminally involved with Blake's quest to retrieve the glove.

• chris kenneth
• eiffel tower
• tour guide
• paris
• nightclub

The Countess recognizes the gauntlet because she is familiar with the Gauntlet of St. Elzear from her position in French society and likely from her family's connection to the region. When Pierre opens the valise and reveals the green glove, the Countess immediately identifies it as the church's stolen relic. This recognition triggers her emotional collapse as she connects the glove to Armond's death and the broader tragedy caused by Rona.

• countess
• gauntlet recognition
• st elzear
• church relic
• emotional reaction

Blake escapes the château after confronting Rona, who reveals he has been framed for murder. When Pepe, Rona's henchman, attacks, Blake fights him off and manages to escape with Chris. Inspector Faubert arrives with officers too late to capture anyone, allowing Blake and Chris to slip away. The château being damaged and deserted from the war also provides cover for their escape.

• blake escape
• château
• pepe
• faubert arrives too late

Inspector Faubert questions Blake about the dead man in his hotel room but does not arrest him because the evidence is circumstantial. When Faubert learns he will be out of town for five days, Blake decides to leave rather than wait. Faubert allows this, not realizing Blake is the man he's looking for. Later, after Chris contacts Faubert with the plan to catch Rona, Faubert pursues Blake's lead and arrives at the church in time to clear Blake's name.

• inspector faubert
• police investigation
• paris
• five days
• allows blake to leave