La chiave di vetro (1942)
Il sostenitore di un personaggio abbastanza in vista nel mondo politico, ha una figlia perdutamente innamorata del figlio di quest'ultimo. Il padre non vede di buon occhio i rapporti tra i due e quando il ragazzo viene trovato ucciso iniziano le indagini. Dal celebre romanzo di Dashiell Hammett, un noir crudo e violento con una misteriosa e conturbante Veronica Lake.
Direttore:
Stuart Heisler
Scrittore:
Jonathan Latimer
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Brian Donlevy as Paul Madvig |
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Veronica Lake as Janet Henry |
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Alan Ladd as Ed Beaumont |
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Bonita Granville as Opal 'Snip' Madvig |
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Richard Denning as Taylor Henry |
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Joseph Calleia as Nick Varna |
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William Bendix as Jeff |
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Frances Gifford as Nurse |
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Donald MacBride as Farr |
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Margaret Hayes as Eloise Matthews |
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Moroni Olsen as Ralph Henry |
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Eddie Marr as Rusty |
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Arthur Loft as Clyde Matthews |
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George Meader as Claude Tuttle |
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William Benedict as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) |
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Dane Clark as Henry Sloss (uncredited) |
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Tom Fadden as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Policeman (uncredited) |
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James Millican as Politician (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Lillian Randolph as Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited) |
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Norma Varden as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Conrad Binyon as Stubby (uncredited) |
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Frank Bruno as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Chryst as Man in Barroom (uncredited) |
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Edmund Cobb as Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited) |
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Maurice Costello as Card Player (uncredited) |
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George Cowl as Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited) |
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John W. De Noria as Groggins (uncredited) |
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Vernon Dent as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited) |
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Frank Elliott as Peter (uncredited) |
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J.C. Fowler as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack Gardner as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Kit Guard as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited) |
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Frank Hagney as Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited) |
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Louis Jean Heydt as Man watching dice throw (uncredited) |
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Arthur Stuart Hull as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Joe King as Fisher (uncredited) |
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Paul Le Pere as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack Luden as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Joe McGuinn as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Jack Mulhall as Lynch (uncredited) |
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Spec O'Donnell as Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited) |
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Broderick O'Farrell as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Tom O'Grady as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Pat O'Malley as Politician (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited) |
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Cyril Ring as Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited) |
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Francis Sayles as Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Bruce Sidney as Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Joe (uncredited) |
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Charles Sullivan as Cabbie (uncredited) |
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George Turner as Dr. Redmond (uncredited) |
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William Wagner as Butler (uncredited) |
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Fred Walburn as Kid (uncredited) |
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Laraine Day as Nurse (uncredited) |
| Writing | Dashiell Hammett | Novel |
| Directing | Stuart Heisler | Director |
| Writing | Jonathan Latimer | Screenplay |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Don Johnson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Production | Fred Kohlmar | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
