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The French Key

The French Key

# The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher
Crime   Mystery   Adventure
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1946-05-18
⌚ Running Time: 64 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

Albert Dekker original image
Johnny Fletcher
Albert Dekker
Evelyn Ankers original image
Janet Morgan
Evelyn Ankers
Mike Mazurki original image
Sam Cragg
Mike Mazurki
John Eldredge original image
John Holterman
John Eldredge
Frank Fenton original image
Horatio Vedder
Frank Fenton
Selmer Jackson original image
Walter Winslow
Selmer Jackson
Byron Foulger original image
Peabody
Byron Foulger
Joe DeRita original image
Fox
Joe DeRita
Marjorie Manners original image
Marjorie Manners
David Gorcey original image
Eddie
David Gorcey
Archie Twitchell original image
Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Archie Twitchell
Sammy Stein original image
Sammy Stein
Alan Ward original image
Alan Ward
Walter Soderling original image
Walter Soderling
Emmett Vogan original image
Desk Clerk
Emmett Vogan
George Chandler original image
Roomer (uncredited)
George Chandler
Bernard Gorcey original image
Little Man (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey
Frank Moran original image
Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Hugh Prosser original image
Swede (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
Richard Arlen original image
Himself (uncredited)
Richard Arlen

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