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The French Key

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.

1946 |1h 4m |  Crime, Mystery, Adventure

Cast

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Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

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Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

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Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

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John Eldredge

John Holterman

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Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

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Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

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Byron Foulger

Peabody

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Joe DeRita

Fox

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Marjorie Manners

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David Gorcey

Eddie

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Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

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Sammy Stein

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Walter Soderling

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Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

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George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

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Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

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Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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