The French Key
1946 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
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.
Direction Walter Colmes
Cast Albert Dekker · Mike Mazurki · Evelyn Ankers · John Eldredge · Frank Fenton · Selmer Jackson · Byron Foulger · Joe DeRita · Marjorie Manners · David Gorcey · Archie Twitchell
Soundtrack Alexander Laszlo
Screenplay Frank Gruber
Cinematography Jockey Arthur Feindel
Original title The French Key
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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