The French Key (1946)

  • NR
  • 05/18/1946 (US)
  • Crime, Mystery, Adventure
  • 1h 4m

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

Overview

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.

Frank Gruber

Screenplay, Novel

Walter Colmes

Director

Cast

Albert Dekker's headshot

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher
Evelyn Ankers's headshot

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan
Mike Mazurki's headshot

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg
John Eldredge's headshot

John Eldredge

John Holterman
Frank Fenton's headshot

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder
Selmer Jackson's headshot

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow
Byron Foulger's headshot

Byron Foulger

Peabody
Joe DeRita's headshot

Joe DeRita

Fox

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