The French Key
1946 film by Walter Colmes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1946 film by Walter Colmes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
| The French Key | |
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| Directed by | Walter Colmes |
| Screenplay by | Frank Gruber |
| Produced by | Walter Colmes |
| Starring | Albert Dekker Mike Mazurki Evelyn Ankers John Eldredge Frank Fenton Selmer Jackson |
| Cinematography | Jockey Arthur Feindel |
| Edited by | Robert Jahns |
| Music by | Alexander Laszlo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The French Key is an adaptation of Gruber's novel of the same title, one of more than a dozen in a series featuring detective Johnny Fletcher.[4] In this film Fletcher and his partner return to their hotel room and find a corpse clutching a gold coin. Attempting to solve the case, they deal with coin collectors and a pool room fight in addition to spending a night in jail.[5]
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