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The French Key

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Original title

The French Key

Year

1946

Running time

67 min.

Country

United States

Director

Walter Colmes

Screenwriter

Frank Gruber. Novel: Frank Gruber

Cast

Music

Alexander Laszlo

Cinematography

Jockey Arthur Feindel (B&W)

Producer

Walter Colmes Productions

Genre

Mystery. Thriller. Film noir | Crime

Synopsis

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.

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The French Key

1946

Walter Colmes