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The Glass Key is a 1942 American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (who plays the actual lead despite being billed third).
The Glass Key. 1942. Approved. 1h 25m. IMDb RATING. 7.0 /10. 7.4K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 1:30. 1 Video. 93 Photos. Crime Drama Film-Noir. A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. Director. Stuart Heisler. Writers. Jonathan Latimer. Dashiell Hammett.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Stuart Heisler
- 1942-10-23
Jul 13, 2021 · The Glass Key is a 1942 American crime drama FILM NOlR based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler and stars Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (who plays the actual lead despite being billed third).
- 85 min
Together with Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest, The Glass Key provided inspiration for the Coen brothers' 1990 film Miller's Crossing. The 1942 film adaptation appears briefly in the season 2 finale of the show Bosch during a conversation between Bosch and the detective on his mother's murder case.
- Dashiell Hammett
- 1931
Glass Key, The - (Original Trailer) A hired gun (Alan Ladd) and his gangster boss fall out over a woman in Dashiel Hammett's The Glass Key (1942). Hosted Intro Intro Aired: Aug 2019
- Stuart Heisler, Art Black
- Brian Donlevy
In this slick updating of Dashiell Hammet's crime novel, political boss Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) falls for reform politician Ralph Henry's attractive daughter Janet (Veronica Lake), despite the...
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- Crime, Drama
Ladd plays Ed Beaumont, wing man and best friend to criminal political operative Paul Madvig (Donlevy) who is supporting the election of reform mayoral candidate Ralph Henry (Moroni Olsen) mainly because he’s head over heels for his daughter Janet (Veronica Lake).
