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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 · 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 ...
- 85 min
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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 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 (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 ...
- Stuart Heisler, Art Black
- Brian Donlevy
The second pairing of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, Stuart Heisler’s The Glass Key is an extraordinary example of early film noir with the added benefit of Paramount’s sophisticated style and high production values: take note of the extravagant sets from the highest levels of society (the rococo dining room “nook” in the Henry household) to the lowest (the scummy bar and upper chamber ...
Jan 8, 2021 · Stuart Heisler’s adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel still influences Hollywood, with a tale of dubious alliances and loyalty. In The Glass Key, Alan Ladd plays Ed Beaumont, right-hand man to Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), a boorish, ambitious player with political aspirations. When the murder of a reckless playboy casts suspicion on his ...
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