The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall

  • Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1942-09-08
  • User Rating: 6.569/10 from 116 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Stuart Heisler
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Summary

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

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  • Brian Donlevy

    as Paul Madvig

  • Veronica Lake

    as Janet Henry

  • Alan Ladd

    as Ed Beaumont

  • Bonita Granville

    as Opal 'Snip' Madvig

  • Richard Denning

    as Taylor Henry

  • Joseph Calleia

    as Nick Varna

  • William Bendix

    as Jeff

  • Frances Gifford

    as Nurse

  • Donald MacBride

    as Farr

  • Margaret Hayes

    as Eloise Matthews

  • Moroni Olsen

    as Ralph Henry

  • Eddie Marr

    as Rusty

  • Arthur Loft

    as Clyde Matthews

  • George Meader

    as Claude Tuttle

  • William Benedict

    as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

  • Dane Clark

    as Henry Sloss (uncredited)

  • Tom Fadden

    as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Chuck Hamilton

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • James Millican

    as Politician (uncredited)

  • Bert Moorhouse

    as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Lillian Randolph

    as Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)

  • Norma Varden

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Conrad Binyon

    as Stubby (uncredited)

  • Frank Bruno

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Kenneth Chryst

    as Man in Barroom (uncredited)

  • Edmund Cobb

    as Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)

  • Maurice Costello

    as Card Player (uncredited)

  • George Cowl

    as Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)

  • John W. De Noria

    as Groggins (uncredited)

  • Vernon Dent

    as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

  • Frank Elliott

    as Peter (uncredited)

  • J.C. Fowler

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Jack Gardner

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Kit Guard

    as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

  • Frank Hagney

    as Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)

  • Louis Jean Heydt

    as Man watching dice throw (uncredited)

  • Arthur Stuart Hull

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Joe King

    as Fisher (uncredited)

  • Paul Le Pere

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Theodore Lorch

    as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Jack Luden

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Wilbur Mack

    as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Joe McGuinn

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Edmund Mortimer

    as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Jack Mulhall

    as Lynch (uncredited)

  • Spec O'Donnell

    as Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

  • Broderick O'Farrell

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Tom O'Grady

    as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Pat O'Malley

    as Politician (uncredited)

  • Stanley Price

    as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

  • Cyril Ring

    as Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)

  • Francis Sayles

    as Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Jack Shea

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Bruce Sidney

    as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

  • Brick Sullivan

    as Joe (uncredited)

  • Charles Sullivan

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

  • George Turner

    as Dr. Redmond (uncredited)

  • William Wagner

    as Butler (uncredited)

  • Fred Walburn

    as Kid (uncredited)

  • Laraine Day

    as Nurse (uncredited)
Directing Stuart Heisler Director
Writing Dashiell Hammett Novel
Writing Jonathan Latimer Screenplay
Production Buddy G. DeSylva Executive Producer
Sound Victor Young Original Music Composer
Editing Archie Marshek Editor
Art Haldane Douglas Art Direction
Art Hans Dreier Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Artist
Camera Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography
Production Fred Kohlmar Associate Producer
Sound Walter Scharf Original Music Composer
Directing Arthur S. Black Jr. Assistant Director
Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Sound Don Johnson Sound Recordist
Sound George Parrish Orchestrator
Sound Leo Shuken Orchestrator

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