The French Key

The French Key

1946
1h 4m
5.0

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"The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Republic Pictures Walter Colmes Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 18, 1946
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0038536

Cast

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

John Eldredge
John Eldredge

John Holterman

Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger

Peabody

Joe DeRita
Joe DeRita

Fox

Marjorie Manners
Marjorie Manners

David Gorcey
David Gorcey

Eddie

Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein

Key Crew

Frank Gruber
Screenplay
Walter Colmes
Director