The Glass Key
“The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall”
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Cast
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Brian Donlevy
Paul Madvig
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The Quatermass Xperiment
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Veronica Lake
Janet Henry
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Alan Ladd
Ed Beaumont
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Shane
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Bonita Granville
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
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Richard Denning
Taylor Henry
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Hawaii Five-O
Joseph Calleia
Nick Varna
Known for
Touch of Evil
Gilda
William Bendix
Jeff
Known for
Lifeboat
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Frances Gifford
Nurse
Known for
The Reluctant Dragon
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Donald MacBride
Farr
Known for
The Seven Year Itch
The Killers
Margaret Hayes
Eloise Matthews
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Sullivan's Travels
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Moroni Olsen
Ralph Henry
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Mildred Pierce
Eddie Marr
Rusty
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Stuart Heisler Director · Jonathan Latimer Screenplay Dashiell Hammett Author
United States release October 2, 1942 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 1942
Limited theatrical · Toronto
United States · October 2, 1942
Limited theatrical · Detroit, Michigan
United States
October 14, 1942 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
October 23, 1942 · Theatrical
Canada
October 7, 1942 · Limited theatrical · Vancouver
France
May 7, 1948 · Theatrical
August 1, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-Release
August 22, 2007 · Physical · DVD
May 25, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
October 14, 1942 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 26, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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