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1931
“The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall”
The Glass Key (1942)
September 8, 19421h 25mEN
6.6
128 votes
Overview
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Director
Stuart HeislerWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
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John Chard
7.0Hey, Rusty, Little Rubber Ball is back. I told you he liked the way we bounced him around. The Glass Key is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted by Jonathan Latimer from a story written by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix & Bonita Granville. It's re-election time and tough guy politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) falls for reform candidate Ralph Henry's (Moroni Olsen) daughter, Janet (Lake). Subsequently he throws his weighty support behind Ralph Henry's campaign and irks the underworld gangsters, notably Nick Varna (Calleia…
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