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Cast

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

John Holterman

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Peabody

Joe DeRita

Joe DeRita

Fox

Marjorie Manners

Marjorie Manners

David Gorcey

David Gorcey

Eddie

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Alan Ward

Alan Ward

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

George Chandler

George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

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)

Crew

Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber

Novel

Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber

Screenplay

Walter Colmes

Walter Colmes

Director

Robert Jahns

Robert Jahns

Editor

Walter Colmes

Walter Colmes

Associate Producer

Alexander Laszlo

Alexander Laszlo

Original Music Composer

Jockey Arthur Feindel

Jockey Arthur Feindel

Cinematography

Sydney Moore

Sydney Moore

Set Decoration

Bartlett A. Carré

Bartlett A. Carré

Production Manager

Frank T. Dyke

Frank T. Dyke

Sound

Sailor Vincent

Sailor Vincent

Stunts

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The French Key

19465.0 / 1064 min
Crime, Mystery, Adventure

Overview

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

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.