Panique (France, 1946)

Based on the same book as Monsieur Hire, about an alleged misanthrope, an astrologer by trade, which surprised me, in a small French town. A commentary on French conduct under Nazi occupation. When a woman is found murdered, suspicion falls on the misanthrope who doesn't seem like that bad a guy. Not friendly, but he doesn't go around saying rude things like most movie misanthropes.

It's not a mystery. We don't see the murder but everything is spelled out in dialogue.

The things that stood out to me were that the real killer (male) was clearly wearing lipstick. It was black & white. Maybe that was his natural appearance. And amusement park rides---bumper cars and a rollercoaster---were enjoyed only by adults. 

There was an early scene when a woman and her boyfriend go to another fortune teller who does a pretty good cold reading. She correctly guesses that the woman was institutionalized, but not that she was in prison, but doesn't do well predicting future events.

Available on the Criterion Channel.