The French Key (1946)
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
Writer:
Frank Gruber
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Albert Dekker as Johnny Fletcher |
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Evelyn Ankers as Janet Morgan |
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Mike Mazurki as Sam Cragg |
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John Eldredge as John Holterman |
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Frank Fenton as Horatio Vedder |
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Selmer Jackson as Walter Winslow |
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Byron Foulger as Peabody |
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Joe DeRita as Fox |
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Marjorie Manners as |
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David Gorcey as Eddie |
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Archie Twitchell as Murdock (as Michael Branden) |
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Sammy Stein as |
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Alan Ward as |
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Walter Soderling as |
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Emmett Vogan as Desk Clerk |
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George Chandler as Roomer (uncredited) |
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Bernard Gorcey as Little Man (uncredited) |
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Frank Moran as Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited) |
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Hugh Prosser as Swede (uncredited) |
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Richard Arlen as Himself (uncredited) |
| Writing | Frank Gruber | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Gruber | Novel |
| Directing | Walter Colmes | Director |
| Production | Bartlett A. Carré | Production Manager |
| Sound | Alexander Laszlo | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Walter Colmes | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Robert Jahns | Editor |
| Sound | Frank T. Dyke | Sound |
| Crew | Jockey Arthur Feindel | Cinematography |
| Art | Sydney Moore | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Sailor Vincent | Stunts |
