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The French Key

Genre:CrimeMysteryAdventure

Released:1946-05-18

Runtime:64

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.


Cast:

Albert Dekker

Character: Johnny Fletcher

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Evelyn Ankers

Character: Janet Morgan

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Mike Mazurki

Character: Sam Cragg

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John Eldredge

Character: John Holterman

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Frank Fenton

Character: Horatio Vedder

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Selmer Jackson

Character: Walter Winslow

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Byron Foulger

Character: Peabody

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Joe DeRita

Character: Fox

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Marjorie Manners

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David Gorcey

Character: Eddie

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Archie Twitchell

Character: Murdock (as Michael Branden)

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Sammy Stein

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Alan Ward

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Walter Soderling

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Emmett Vogan

Character: Desk Clerk

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George Chandler

Character: Roomer (uncredited)

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Bernard Gorcey

Character: Little Man (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Character: Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

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Hugh Prosser

Character: Swede (uncredited)

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Richard Arlen

Character: Himself (uncredited)

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