The French Key (1946)

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

Directed by Walter Colmes1h 4mCrime,Mystery,Adventure

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1946
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
18 May 1946
TMDB
6.5 (2)
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Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Johnny Fletcher
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers
Janet Morgan
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Sam Cragg
John Eldredge
John Eldredge
John Holterman
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
Horatio Vedder
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Walter Winslow
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Peabody
Joe DeRita
Joe DeRita
Fox
Marjorie Manners
Marjorie Manners
David Gorcey
David Gorcey
Eddie
Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell
Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein
A
Alan Ward
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Desk Clerk
George Chandler
George Chandler
Roomer (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey
Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
Hugh Prosser
Swede (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Himself (uncredited)

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