Key to the City (1950)
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan
Director:
George Sidney
Writer:
Robert Riley Crutcher
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Clark Gable as Steve Fisk |
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Loretta Young as Clarissa Standish |
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Frank Morgan as Fire Chief Duggan |
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Marilyn Maxwell as Shelia the 'Atom' Dancer |
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Raymond Burr as Les Taggart |
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James Gleason as Sergeant Hogan |
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Lewis Stone as Judge Silas Standish |
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Raymond Walburn as Mayor Billy Butler |
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Pamela Britton as Miss Unconscious |
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Zamah Cunningham as Mrs. Butler |
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Clinton Sundberg as Mark Mont Desk Clerk |
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Marion Martin as Emmy |
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Bert Freed as Emmy's Husband |
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Emory Parnell as Council Chairman |
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Clara Blandick as Liza, Silas' housekeeper |
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Ruth Clifford as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited) |
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Jack Elam as Councilman (uncredited) |
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Edward Gargan as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) |
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Marvin Kaplan as Francis - Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Mayor (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as Councilman (uncredited) |
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Victor Sen Yung as MC at the Blue Duck (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Custodian (uncredited) |
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Joi Lansing as Miss Garbage Truck |
| Directing | George Sidney | Director |
| Writing | Albert Beich | Story |
| Writing | Robert Riley Crutcher | Screenplay |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Editing | James E. Newcom | Editor |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Design |
| Production | Z. Wayne Griffin | Producer |
| Art | Alfred E. Spencer | Set Decoration |