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The Glass Key( 1942)

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The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall

Overview

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brian Donlevy

      Paul Madvig

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      Veronica Lake

      Janet Henry

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      Alan Ladd

      Ed Beaumont

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      Bonita Granville

      Opal 'Snip' Madvig

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      Richard Denning

      Taylor Henry

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      Joseph Calleia

      Nick Varna

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      William Bendix

      Jeff

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      Frances Gifford

      Nurse

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      Donald MacBride

      Farr

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      Margaret Hayes

      Eloise Matthews

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      Moroni Olsen

      Ralph Henry

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      Eddie Marr

      Rusty

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      Arthur Loft

      Clyde Matthews

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      George Meader

      Claude Tuttle

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      William Benedict

      Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

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      Dane Clark

      Henry Sloss (uncredited)

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      Tom Fadden

      Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      James Millican

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Lillian Randolph

      Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)

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      Norma Varden

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Brooks Benedict

      Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Conrad Binyon

      Stubby (uncredited)

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      Frank Bruno

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Chryst

      Man in Barroom (uncredited)

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      Edmund Cobb

      Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)

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      Maurice Costello

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      George Cowl

      Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)

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      John W. De Noria

      Groggins (uncredited)

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      Vernon Dent

      Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

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      Frank Elliott

      Peter (uncredited)

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      J.C. Fowler

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Gardner

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Kit Guard

      Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)

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      Louis Jean Heydt

      Man watching dice throw (uncredited)

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      Arthur Stuart Hull

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Joe King

      Fisher (uncredited)

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      Paul Le Pere

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Theodore Lorch

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Luden

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Wilbur Mack

      Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Joe McGuinn

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Jack Mulhall

      Lynch (uncredited)

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      Spec O'Donnell

      Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

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      Broderick O'Farrell

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Tom O'Grady

      Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Pat O'Malley

      Politician (uncredited)

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      Stanley Price

      Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

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      Cyril Ring

      Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)

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      Francis Sayles

      Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

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      Jack Shea

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Bruce Sidney

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Brick Sullivan

      Joe (uncredited)

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      Charles Sullivan

      Cabbie (uncredited)

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      George Turner

      Dr. Redmond (uncredited)

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      William Wagner

      Butler (uncredited)

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      Fred Walburn

      Kid (uncredited)

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      Laraine Day

      Nurse (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 01 2019
    Hey, Rusty, Little Rubber Ball is back. I told you he liked the way we bounced him around. The Glass Key is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted by Jonathan Latimer from a story written by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix & Bonita Granville. It's re-election time and tough guy politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) falls for reform candidate Ralph Henry's (Moroni Olsen) daughter, Janet (Lake). Subsequently he throws his weighty support behind Ralph Henry's campaign and irks the underworld gangsters, notably Nick Varna (Calleia)...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir