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The Glass Key (1942) · Cineora

The Glass Key poster

A STUART HEISLER FILM

The Glass Key

19421h 25mNRMovie

CrimeMysteryThriller

IMDb7.0/ 10 · 8K votes

THE TOUGHER THEY ARE—THE HARDER THEY FALL

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

Gritty
Tense
Dark
The underworld
Corruption
Whodunit

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a quick watch and late nights.

DirectorStuart Heisler

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Brian DonlevyPaul Madvig

Veronica LakeJanet Henry

Alan LaddEd Beaumont

Bonita GranvilleOpal 'Snip' Madvig

Richard DenningTaylor Henry

Joseph CalleiaNick Varna

William BendixJeff

Frances GiffordNurse

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