The glass key

Heisler, Stuart, 1896-1979 (director.). Kohlmar, Fred, 1905-1969 (producer.). Latimer, Jonathan, 1906-1983 (screenwriter.). Donlevy, Brian, (actor.). Lake, Veronica, (actor.). Ladd, Alan, (actor.). Bendix, William, 1906-1964 (actor.). Granville, Bonita, 1923-1988 (actor.). Denning, Richard, 1914-1998 (actor.). Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975 (actor.). Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961 Glass key. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures, Inc. (Added Author). Turner Classic Movies (Firm) (Added Author). Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Joseph Calleia. (Cast).

Summary: During a campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig decides to clean up his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna and associates with the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry. When Ralph's son, Taylor Henry, a gambler and the lover of Paul's sister Opal, is murdered, Paul's right arm, Ed Beaumont, finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews to use the newspaper to raise the suspicion that Paul Madvig might have killed Taylor.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Turner Classic Movies, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Stuart Heisler ; producer, Fred Kohlmar ; screenplay, Jonathan Latimer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Joseph Calleia.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; full frame (1.33:1) ; Dolby digital mono.