The Glass Key (1935) (original) (raw)
Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent---Madvig's enemies try to pin the crime on him because he is waging a clean-up campaign they oppose. Ed risks his life and his reputation to find the killer and clear his friend. Remade in 1942 with Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, and William Bendix.
Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent---Madvig's enemies try to pin the crime on him because he is waging a clean-up campaign they oppose. Ed risks his life and his reputation to find the killer and clear his friend. Remade in 1942 with Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, and William Bendix. (less)
Director: Frank Tuttle
Writers: Dashiell Hammett, Kathryn Scola, Kubec Glasmon, Harry Ruskin
Starring: George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, Rosalind Keith, Charles Richman, Robert Gleckler
Producer: E. Lloyd Sheldon
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