The French Key (1946)

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.

Directing:
  • Walter Colmes

Writing:
  • Frank Gruber

Stars:
Release Date: 1946-05-18
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 64
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackso...
Walter Winslow
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Johnny Fletcher
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Sam Cragg
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers
Janet Morgan
John Eldredge
John Eldredge
John Holterman
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
Horatio Vedder
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Peabody
Joe DeRita
Joe DeRita
Fox
Marjorie Manners
Marjorie Mann...
David Gorcey
David Gorcey
Eddie
Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitch...
Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderl...
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Desk Clerk
George Chandler
George Chandl...
Roomer (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorce...
Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
Hugh Prosser
Swede (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Himself (uncredited)
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