The Glass Key (1942)
Overview
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.3334 |
Directed By
Stuart Heisler
Crew
Dashiell Hammett
Stuart Heisler
Jonathan Latimer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Victor Young
Hans Dreier
Archie Marshek
Wally Westmore
Haldane Douglas
Edith Head
Theodor Sparkuhl
Don Johnson
Walter Scharf
Hugo Grenzbach
Arthur S. Black Jr.
George Parrish
Fred Kohlmar
Leo Shuken
TOP CAST
Brian Donlevy
Paul Madvig
Veronica Lake
Janet Henry
Alan Ladd
Ed Beaumont
Bonita Granville
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Richard Denning
Taylor Henry
Joseph Calleia
Nick Varna
William Bendix
Jeff
Frances Gifford
Nurse
Donald MacBride
Farr
Margaret Hayes
Eloise Matthews
Moroni Olsen
Ralph Henry
Eddie Marr
Rusty
Arthur Loft
Clyde Matthews
George Meader
Claude Tuttle
William Benedict
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Dane Clark
Henry Sloss (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
James Millican
Politician (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph
Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)
Norma Varden
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon
Stubby (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Reporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst
Man in Barroom (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Card Player (uncredited)
George Cowl
Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)
John W. De Noria
Groggins (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Frank Elliott
Peter (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Reporter (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Man watching dice throw (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Joe King
Fisher (uncredited)
Paul Le Pere
Reporter (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Luden
Reporter (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Lynch (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Tom O'Grady
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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