The Glass Key
The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall
Overview
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
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Cast
Brian Donlevy
Paul Madvig
Veronica Lake
Janet Henry
Alan Ladd
Ed Beaumont
Bonita Granville
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Richard Denning
Taylor Henry
Joseph Calleia
Nick Varna
William Bendix
Jeff
Frances Gifford
Nurse
Donald MacBride
Farr
Margaret Hayes
Eloise Matthews
Moroni Olsen
Ralph Henry
Eddie Marr
Rusty
Arthur Loft
Clyde Matthews
George Meader
Claude Tuttle
William Benedict
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Dane Clark
Henry Sloss (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
James Millican
Politician (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Stuart Heisler
- Writers
- Jonathan Latimer
- Producers
- Buddy G. DeSylva
- Cinematography
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Composer
- Victor Young,Walter Scharf
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John Chard
July 1, 2019
Hey, Rusty, Little Rubber Ball is back. I told you he liked the way we bounced him around. The Glass Key is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted by Jonathan Latimer from a story written by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix & Bonita Granville. It's re-election time and tough guy politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) falls for reform candidate Ralph Henry's (Moroni Olsen) daughter, Janet (Lake). Subsequently he throws his weighty …