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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).
Jul 13, 2021 · A crime drama starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Brian Donlevy, directed by Stuart Heisler. The film is an adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel about a political fixer and a murder mystery.
- 85 min
- 16.2K
- Enid Montague508
The Glass Key is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. First published as a serial in Black Mask magazine in 1930, it then was collected in 1931 (in London; the American edition followed 3 months later). It tells the story of a gambler and racketeer, Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to Paul Madvig, a crooked political boss, leads him to ...
- Dashiell Hammett
- 1931
The Glass Key: Directed by Stuart Heisler. With Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Bonita Granville. 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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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Stuart Heisler
- 1942-10-23
The Glass Key is said to have been the inspiration for Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa's cynical samurai movie. For fans of film noir, The Glass Key is a must-see film, an important contribution to that ...
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- Brian Donlevy
- Stuart Heisler
- Crime, Drama
The Glass Key (1942), a complicated tale of political corruption and murder, centers on a nonchalant political boss from the wrong side of the tracks, Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), who backs a reform candidate for Governor, partly because he is in love with the candidate's daughter (Veronica Lake). He closes down a local gangster's casino ...
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May 12, 2014 · The Glass Key is the story of a gambler and racketeer, Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to Paul Madvig, a crooked political boss, leads him to investigate the murder of a local senator's son as a potential gang war brews. Beaumont is sort of Madvig’s right hand man, his campaign manager.
