Key to the City

Key to the City

101 mins | Comedy, Romance | Feb. 2, 1950

At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan

Key to the City

101 mins | Comedy, Romance | Feb. 2, 1950

Key to the City
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Key to the City
Directors George Sidney
Writers Robert Riley Crutcher, Albert Beich

Cast

Clark Gable

as Steve Fisk

Loretta Young

as Clarissa Standish

Frank Morgan

as Fire Chief Duggan

Marilyn Maxwell

as Shelia the 'Atom' Dancer

Raymond Burr

as Les Taggart

James Gleason

as Sergeant Hogan

Lewis Stone

as Judge Silas Standish

Raymond Walburn

as Mayor Billy Butler

Pamela Britton

as Miss Unconscious

Zamah Cunningham

as Mrs. Butler

Clinton Sundberg

as Mark Mont Desk Clerk

Marion Martin

as Emmy

Bert Freed

as Emmy's Husband

Emory Parnell

as Council Chairman

Clara Blandick

as Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Ruth Clifford

as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)

Jack Elam

as Councilman (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)

Marvin Kaplan

as Francis - Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Mayor (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

as Councilman (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

as MC at the Blue Duck (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Custodian (uncredited)