EMDB > G > The Glass Key
bar orange to black
The Glass Key (1942)  link to The Glass Key on IMDb  

Number: 2359

poster The Glass Key

IMDb Rating:
star star star star star star star star star star
7.1/10 (4393 votes)

Country: USA, 85 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Crime, Film-Noir

Director(s): Stuart Heisler

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
During the campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig decides to clean up his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna and associating to the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry. When Ralph's son, Taylor Henry, a gambler and the lover of Paul's sister Opal, is murdered, Paul's right arm, Ed Beaumont, finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews to use the newspaper to raise the suspicion that Paul Madvig might have killed Taylor.

Tagline:

Cast:

photo Brian Donlevy Brian Donlevy Paul Madvig
photo Veronica Lake Veronica Lake Janet Henry
photo Alan Ladd Alan Ladd Ed Beaumont
photo Bonita Granville Bonita Granville Opal Madvig
photo Richard Denning Richard Denning Taylor Henry

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3