The Glass Key

The Glass Key

85 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 8, 1942

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

The Glass Key

85 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 8, 1942

The Glass Key
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Paramount
Original title The Glass Key
Directors Arthur S. Black Jr., Stuart Heisler
Writers Jonathan Latimer, Dashiell Hammett

Cast

Brian Donlevy

as Paul Madvig

Veronica Lake

as Janet Henry

Alan Ladd

as Ed Beaumont

Bonita Granville

as Opal 'Snip' Madvig

Richard Denning

as Taylor Henry

Joseph Calleia

as Nick Varna

William Bendix

as Jeff

Frances Gifford

as Nurse

Donald MacBride

as Farr

Margaret Hayes

as Eloise Matthews

Moroni Olsen

as Ralph Henry

Eddie Marr

as Rusty

Arthur Loft

as Clyde Matthews

George Meader

as Claude Tuttle

William Benedict

as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

Dane Clark

as Henry Sloss (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Policeman (uncredited)

James Millican

as Politician (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph

as Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)

Norma Varden

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Conrad Binyon

as Stubby (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

as Reporter (uncredited)

Kenneth Chryst

as Man in Barroom (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

as Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

as Card Player (uncredited)

George Cowl

as Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)

John W. De Noria

as Groggins (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Frank Elliott

as Peter (uncredited)

J.C. Fowler

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

as Reporter (uncredited)

Kit Guard

as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

as Man watching dice throw (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Joe King

as Fisher (uncredited)

Paul Le Pere

as Reporter (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Jack Luden

as Reporter (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Joe McGuinn

as Reporter (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Lynch (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

as Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Tom O'Grady

as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Politician (uncredited)

Stanley Price

as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)

Francis Sayles

as Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Jack Shea

as Policeman (uncredited)

Bruce Sidney

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Joe (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Cabbie (uncredited)

George Turner

as Dr. Redmond (uncredited)

William Wagner

as Butler (uncredited)

Fred Walburn

as Kid (uncredited)