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The Glass Key

The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall

  • Movie
  • 1942
  • NR
  • 1h 25m

Directed by Stuart Heisler

6.7

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6.7 out of 10 from 138 votes

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A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

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Cast and crew

  • Brian Donlevy

    Brian DonlevyPaul Madvig

  • Veronica Lake

    Veronica LakeJanet Henry

  • Alan Ladd

    Alan LaddEd Beaumont

  • Bonita Granville

    Bonita GranvilleOpal 'Snip' Madvig

  • Richard Denning

    Richard DenningTaylor Henry

  • Joseph Calleia

    Joseph CalleiaNick Varna

  • William Bendix

    William BendixJeff

  • Frances Gifford

    Frances GiffordNurse

  • Donald MacBride

    Donald MacBrideFarr

  • Margaret Hayes

    Margaret HayesEloise Matthews

  • Moroni Olsen

    Moroni OlsenRalph Henry

  • Eddie Marr

    Eddie MarrRusty

  • Arthur Loft

    Arthur LoftClyde Matthews

  • George Meader

    George MeaderClaude Tuttle

  • William Benedict

    William BenedictFarr's Receptionist (uncredited)

  • Dane Clark

    Dane ClarkHenry Sloss (uncredited)

  • Tom Fadden

    Tom FaddenBasement Club Waiter (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    Bess FlowersHenrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Director
Stuart Heisler
Writer
Dashiell Hammett and Jonathan Latimer
Music
Victor Young and Walter Scharf
Cinematography
Theodor Sparkuhl