Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (French: Quand la femme s'en mêle)[2] is a 1957 French-Italian-West German crime film.

It is an adaptation of Jean Amila's novel Sans attendre Godot.

Directed by Yves Allégret, it was Alain Delon's and also Bruno Cremer's film debut.

[3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris Angèle (nicknamed "Maine") is the wife of Henri Godot who feels his marriage was menaced by a rival.

When Angèle is approached by her former husband Félix he hires a young killer.