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The Devil's Passkey ()


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The wife of an American playwright in Paris becomes ensnared in the seductive wiles of an American Army officer, but her devotion to her husband convinces the officer to try to extricate her from the gossip and scandal that have ensued.

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Warren Goodwright
Una Trevelyn ...
Grace Goodwright
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Captain Rex Strong
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Renée Malot
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Amadeus Malot
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La Belle Odera
Jack Mathis ...
Count De Trouvere
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Yvonne, His Wife
Albert Edmondson ...
Alphonse Marior (as Al Edmondson)
Edward Reinach ...
Director of Theatre Français
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Valerie Germonprez ...
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Evelyn Gosnell ...
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Directed by

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Erich von Stroheim

Written by

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Baroness de Meyer ... (screenplay)
 
Baroness de Meyer ... (story "Clothes and Treachery")
 
Erich von Stroheim ... (screenplay)
 
Erich von Stroheim ... (story)

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Ben F. Reynolds

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Grant Whytock ... (uncredited)

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Erich von Stroheim

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Richard Day

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Jack R. Proctor ... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Sowders ... assistant director (uncredited)
Jeanne Spencer ... assistant director (uncredited)

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J.H. Buffum ... art titles (uncredited)

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William H. Daniels ... camera operator (uncredited)
Howard Oswald ... additional photographer (uncredited)

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Also Known As
  • Clothes and Treachery (United States)
  • His Great Success (United States)
  • The Woman in the Plot (United States)
  • The Charge Account (United States)
  • The Devil's Pass Key (World-wide, English title)
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  • 130 min
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Budget $185,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia 1941 it was rediscovered that the original nitrate print had decomposed in the Universal vaults. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Man You Loved to Hate (1979). See more »

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