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The Glass Key

Year:

1942

Duration:

85 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Stuart Heisler

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1942-10-23

Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Donlevy

The Glass Key

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

Tom Dugan

Jeep (scenes deleted)

Edward Peil Sr.

Politician (scenes deleted)

Brooks Benedict

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

William 'Billy' Benedict

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

Conrad Binyon

Stubby (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

Reporter (uncredited)

Kenneth Chryst

Man in Barroom

Dane Clark

Henry Sloss

Edmund Cobb

Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Card Player (uncredited)

George Cowl

Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)

John W. De Noria

Groggins (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Frank Elliott

Peter (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

J.C. Fowler

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Reporter (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Joe King

Fisher (uncredited)

Paul Le Pere

Reporter (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Jack Luden

Reporter (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Joe McGuinn

Reporter (uncredited)

James Millican

Politician (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

Lynch (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Tom O'Grady

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Politician (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph

Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Campaign Headquarters Waiter (uncredited)

Francis Sayles

Seedy-Looking Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Jack Shea

Policeman (uncredited)

Bruce Sidney

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Joe (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Cabbie (uncredited)

George Turner

Dr. Redmond (uncredited)

Norma Varden

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

William Wagner

Butler (uncredited)

Fred Walburn

Kid (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 22, 1946 with Alan Ladd reprising his film role.

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Many of the set elements used in the Clyde Matthews' summer house were from the "Holiday Inn" house, on which production closed about three weeks earlier. They were used again weeks later in "I Married A Witch", which also was produced by Paramount but released through United Artists.

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In one of the scenes where William Bendix is punching Alan Ladd's character he actually connected and knocked Alan Ladd unconscious for real.

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Goofs

In Farr's office, when Ed is slowly tucking the anonymous letter in his inside pocket, Farr tells him he expects a visit from Nick. The camera is on Ed who abruptly takes his hand out of his inside pocket and turns to Farr, but then the camera cuts to show both him and Farr and he's still tucking the letter in his inside pocket.

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Quotes

Paul Madvig: If you figure on getting married with *my* rock, you're nuts.

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Ed Beaumont: What'll we talk about?

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Paul Madvig: Hiya, Big Brain! See what I mean?

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