The French Key (1946)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Albert Dekker	...	Johnny Fletcher
	Mike Mazurki	...	Sam Cragg
	Evelyn Ankers	...	Janet Morgan
	John Eldredge	...	John Holterman
	Frank Fenton	...	Horatio Vedder
	Selmer Jackson	...	Walter Winslow
	Byron Foulger	...	Peabody
	Joe DeRita	...	Fox
	Marjorie Manners	...	Betty Winslow
	David Gorcey	...	Eddie Miller
	Archie Twitchell	...	Murdock (as Michael Branden)
	Sammy Stein	...	Percy
	Alan Ward	...	Madigan
	Walter Soderling	...	George Polson
	Emmett Vogan	...	Desk Clerk

Storyline

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. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com  

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