The Glass Key (1935)
- Directed by
- Frank Tuttle
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A political fixer gets caught up in a murder investigation involving his boss. He works to clear his friend's name while navigating betrayal and corruption.
grittytenseshadowysuspensefulnoirishfast-pacedcynicalurban
What happens
The Glass Key is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by Frank Tuttle starring George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams and Ray Milland. Ann Sheridan has a brief speaking role as Raft's character's nurse in their first film together. Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was based upon the 1931 suspense novel The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett, The film was remade in 1942, with Alan Ladd in Raft's role, Brian Donlevy and Veronica Lake in the roles previously played by Arnold and Dodd, and William Bendix in Guinn Williams' part. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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