The Glass Key

United States

1942

85 Min

Black and White

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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SCR Dashiell Hammett, Jonathan Latimer

CAST Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix, Donald MacBride, Frances Gifford, Margaret Hayes

PROD DES Haldane Douglas, Hans Dreier

SOUND Hugo Grenzbach, Don Johnson

Director

Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director.

He directed the 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans. He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa. —Wikipedia

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Joseph Judge

21Jan12

Alan Ladd was so pretty, though.

Christopher Smith

2May11

Despite its pedigree, a fairly standard film noir drama. Alan Ladd is strong in the lead and Veronica Lake is gorgeous as always, and it does have its moments. But the convoluted plot is just too talky to really generate the suspense and tension it needs to be a classic, though it is still worth a watch for noir fans. Clearly a major influence on the Coen Brothers' 'Miller's Crossing'.