The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

Approved 23 Oct 1942 • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir • 1h 25m
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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.

Stuart Heisler
Director
Jonathan Latimer, Dashiell Hammett
Writer
Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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7.0

IMDb (7447 votes)
78%
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