The Glass Key (1942)

The Glass Key (1942)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1942-09-08 United States of America 85 Min. PG-13
6.613 124 votes
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

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

Cast

Brian Donlevy is Paul Madvig
Paul Madvig
Veronica Lake is Janet Henry
Janet Henry
Alan Ladd is Ed Beaumont
Ed Beaumont
Bonita Granville is Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Richard Denning is Taylor Henry
Taylor Henry
Joseph Calleia is Nick Varna
Nick Varna
Margaret Hayes is Eloise Matthews
Eloise Matthews
Moroni Olsen is Ralph Henry
Ralph Henry
Eddie Marr is Rusty
Rusty
Arthur Loft is Clyde Matthews
Clyde Matthews
George Meader is Claude Tuttle
Claude Tuttle
William Benedict is Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Dane Clark is Henry Sloss (uncredited)
Henry Sloss (uncredited)
Tom Fadden is Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
James Millican is Politician (uncredited)
Politician (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse is Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph is Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)
Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)
Norma Varden is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict is Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon is Stubby (uncredited)
Stubby (uncredited)
Frank Bruno is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst is Man in Barroom (uncredited)
Man in Barroom (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb is Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)
Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)
Maurice Costello is Card Player (uncredited)
Card Player (uncredited)
George Cowl is Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)
Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)
John W. De Noria is Groggins (uncredited)
Groggins (uncredited)
Vernon Dent is Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Frank Elliott is Peter (uncredited)
Peter (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Gardner is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Kit Guard is Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
Frank Hagney is Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt is Man watching dice throw (uncredited)
Man watching dice throw (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Joe King is Fisher (uncredited)
Fisher (uncredited)
Paul Le Pere is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch is Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Luden is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack is Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer is Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall is Lynch (uncredited)
Lynch (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell is Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)
Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Tom O'Grady is Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley is Politician (uncredited)
Politician (uncredited)
Stanley Price is Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
Cyril Ring is Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)
Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)
Francis Sayles is Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
Jack Shea is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney is Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan is Joe (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan is Cabbie (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
George Turner is Dr. Redmond (uncredited)
Dr. Redmond (uncredited)
William Wagner is Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Fred Walburn is Kid (uncredited)
Kid (uncredited)
Laraine Day is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)