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The French Key (1946)

May 18, 1946 (US) Crime, Mystery, Adventure • 64m

Overview

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.

Director

Walter Colmes

Top Billed

Albert Dekker

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Top Billed Cast

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

John Eldredge
John Eldredge

John Holterman

Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

George Chandler
George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)

Frank Moran
Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser
Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen

Himself (uncredited)

Crew


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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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