The French Key

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

5.0
19461h 4m

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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Cast

Photo of Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher

Photo of Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan

Photo of Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg

Photo of John Eldredge

John Eldredge

John Holterman

Photo of Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder

Photo of Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow

Photo of Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)

Photo of Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk

Photo of George Chandler

George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)

Photo of Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)

Photo of Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)

Photo of Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)

Photo of Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Himself (uncredited)

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