The French Key (1946)
1h 4m
Running Time
May 18, 1946Release Date
The French Key (1946)
1h 4m
Running Time
May 18, 1946Release Date
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Plot.
Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.
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Cast & Crew.
Albert Dekker
Johnny Fletcher
Evelyn Ankers
Janet Morgan
Mike Mazurki
Sam Cragg
John Eldredge
John Holterman
Frank Fenton
Horatio Vedder
Selmer Jackson
Walter Winslow
Walter Colmes
Director
Byron Foulger
Peabody
Frank Gruber
Writer
Alexander Laszlo
Composer
Joe DeRita
Fox
Jockey Arthur Feindel
Cinematographer
Robert Jahns
Editor
David Gorcey
Eddie
Archie Twitchell
Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Emmett Vogan
Desk Clerk
Media.
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Wiki.
The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures.