The French Key (1946)
The French Key
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Albert Dekker
as Johnny Fletcher
as Johnny Fletcher
Evelyn Ankers
as Janet Morgan
as Janet Morgan
Mike Mazurki
as Sam Cragg
as Sam Cragg
John Eldredge
as John Holterman
as John Holterman
Frank Fenton
as Horatio Vedder
as Horatio Vedder
Selmer Jackson
as Walter Winslow
as Walter Winslow
Byron Foulger
as Peabody
as Peabody
Joe DeRita
as Fox
as Fox
Marjorie Manners
as
as
David Gorcey
as Eddie
as Eddie
Archie Twitchell
as Murdock (as Michael Branden)
as Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Sammy Stein
as
as
Alan Ward
as
as
Walter Soderling
as
as
Emmett Vogan
as Desk Clerk
as Desk Clerk
George Chandler
as Roomer (uncredited)
as Roomer (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
as Little Man (uncredited)
as Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Moran
as Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
as Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
as Swede (uncredited)
as Swede (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Walter Colmes
Director
Director
Frank Gruber
Novel
Novel
Frank Gruber
Screenplay
Screenplay
Jockey Arthur Feindel
Cinematography
Cinematography
Alexander Laszlo
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Robert Jahns
Editor
Editor
Bartlett A. Carré
Production Manager
Production Manager
Frank T. Dyke
Sound
Sound
Sydney Moore
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Walter Colmes
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Sailor Vincent
Stunts
Stunts
