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The French Key

NR

1946

64 minutes

CrimeMysteryAdventure

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.

Top Cast

Albert Dekker headshot

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Evelyn Ankers headshot

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

Mike Mazurki headshot

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

John Eldredge headshot

John Eldredge

John Holterman

Frank Fenton headshot

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Selmer Jackson headshot

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Byron Foulger headshot

Byron Foulger

Peabody

Joe DeRita headshot

Joe DeRita

Fox

Marjorie Manners headshot

Marjorie Manners

David Gorcey headshot

David Gorcey

Eddie

Archie Twitchell headshot

Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Sammy Stein headshot

Sammy Stein

Alan Ward headshot

Alan Ward

Walter Soderling headshot

Walter Soderling

Emmett Vogan headshot

Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

George Chandler headshot

George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

Bernard Gorcey headshot

Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)

Frank Moran headshot

Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser headshot

Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)

Richard Arlen headshot

Richard Arlen

Himself (uncredited)