The French Key (1946)

ALL 05/18/1946 (en) Crime, Mystery, Adventure 64 Min
  • Release
    05/18/1946
  • Production
    Republic Pictures, Walter Colmes Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    The French Key
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

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.

  1. Walter Colmes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Robert Jahns

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Albert Dekker

    Johnny Fletcher

  2. Evelyn Ankers

    Janet Morgan

  3. Mike Mazurki

    Sam Cragg

  4. John Eldredge

    John Holterman

  5. Frank Fenton

    Horatio Vedder

  6. Selmer Jackson

    Walter Winslow

  7. Byron Foulger

    Peabody

  8. Joe DeRita

    Fox

  9. Marjorie Manners

  10. David Gorcey

    Eddie

  11. Archie Twitchell

    Murdock (as Michael Branden)

  12. Sammy Stein

  13. Alan Ward

  14. Walter Soderling

  15. Emmett Vogan

    Desk Clerk

  16. George Chandler

    Roomer (uncredited)

  17. Bernard Gorcey

    Little Man (uncredited)

  18. Frank Moran

    Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

  19. Hugh Prosser

    Swede (uncredited)

  20. Richard Arlen

    Himself (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 20 , Crews : 11

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The French Key (1946) 64 Min

ALL 05/18/1946 (en)
Crime, Mystery, Adventure
  • Release 05/18/1946
  • Production
    Republic Pictures, Walter Colmes Productions
  • Original title The French Key
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

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.

  1. Walter Colmes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Robert Jahns

    Editor

  4. Producer