The Glass Key (1942)
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- 1h 25min
- Crime, Drama
- 23 Oct 1942 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Brian Donlevy | ... |
Paul Madvig
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Veronica Lake | ... |
Janet Henry
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Alan Ladd | ... |
Ed Beaumont
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Bonita Granville | ... |
Opal Madvig
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Richard Denning | ... |
Taylor Henry
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Joseph Calleia | ... |
Nick Varna
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William Bendix | ... |
Jeff
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Frances Gifford | ... |
Nurse
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Donald MacBride | ... |
Farr
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Margaret Hayes | ... |
Eloise Matthews
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Moroni Olsen | ... |
Ralph Henry
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Eddie Marr | ... |
Rusty
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Arthur Loft | ... |
Clyde Matthews
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George Meader | ... |
Claude Tuttle
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Tom Dugan | ... |
Jeep (scenesDeleted)
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Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Politician (scenesDeleted)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
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William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Conrad Binyon | ... |
Stubby (uncredited)
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Frank Bruno | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Kenneth Chryst | ... |
Man in Barroom (uncredited)
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Dane Clark | ... |
Henry Sloss (uncredited)
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Edmund Cobb | ... |
Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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George Cowl | ... |
Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)
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John W. De Noria | ... |
Groggins (uncredited)
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Vernon Dent | ... |
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
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Frank Elliott | ... |
Peter (uncredited)
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Tom Fadden | ... |
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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J.C. Fowler | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Kit Guard | ... |
Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Man watching dice throw (uncredited)
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Arthur Stuart Hull | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Joe King | ... |
Fisher (uncredited)
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Paul Le Pere | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Theodore Lorch | ... |
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Luden | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
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Joe McGuinn | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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James Millican | ... |
Politician (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
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Jack Mulhall | ... |
Lynch (uncredited)
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Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)
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Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Tom O'Grady | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Pat O'Malley | ... |
Politician (uncredited)
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Stanley Price | ... |
Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
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Lillian Randolph | ... |
Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)
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Francis Sayles | ... |
Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
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Jack Shea | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Bruce Sidney | ... |
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited)
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George Turner | ... |
Dr. Redmond (uncredited)
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Norma Varden | ... |
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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William Wagner | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Fred Walburn | ... |
Kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stuart Heisler |
Written by
Jonathan Latimer | ... | (screen play) |
Dashiell Hammett | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
Buddy G. DeSylva | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Fred Kohlmar | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Victor Young | ||
Walter Scharf | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Theodor Sparkuhl | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Archie Marshek |
Art Direction by
Haldane Douglas | ||
Hans Dreier |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Hugo Grenzbach | ... | sound recordist |
Don Johnson | ... | sound recordist |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Inc.)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1943) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1946) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1947) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1949) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD) (Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Volume 1)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Film Noir 10-Movie Spotlight Collection)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Shout Select (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Shout! Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Elephant Films (2019) (France) (video)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- TCM Vault Collection (package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
During the campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig decides to clean up his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna and associating to the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry. When Ralph's son, Taylor Henry, a gambler and the lover of Paul's sister Opal, is murdered, Paul's right arm, Ed Beaumont, finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews to use the newspaper to raise the suspicion that Paul Madvig might have killed Taylor. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | The Tougher They Are - The Harder They Fall See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The always aloof Alan Ladd, a former laborer, preferred the friendship of film crews rather than other actors or studio execs. Yet he was able to form lasting friendships with a few of his co-stars, especially William Bendix who accidentally cold-cocked Ladd during a particularly vicious fight scene in this film. Ladd was so taken aback by the sincerity of Bendix's apologies that they formed an immediate and unlikely friendship. They even purchased homes across the street from one another at one point. According to Bendix's wife Tess, the bond was strained in later years after Ladd's wife and manager, Sue Carol, made an offhand remark about Bendix's lack of military service. Stuck in the middle, it would be a decade before the wounds healed between the two. By then, Ladd was career down and self-destructive, leaning heavily on Bendix, who was thriving out of town frequently in the 1960s with stage work. Bendix's heartbreak was evident in the wake of Ladd's premature death (and probable suicide) in January of 1964. Bendix's health failed quickly and he too died (of bronchial pneumonia) a week or so before Christmas that same year. See more » |
Goofs | At c.30 minutes, Paul and Ed are served a full glass of beer each. Following an argument, Ed knocks Paul to the floor, after which Ed breaks an empty glass on the table to threaten Paul. However, neither of them drank any of the beer. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). See more » |
Soundtracks | I Remember You See more » |
Quotes |
Rusty:
My first wife was the second cook at a third-rate joint on 4th Street. See more » |