The French Key

1h 4min

Crime

Mystery

Adventure

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.

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Walter Colmes Productions

Cast

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Johnny Fletcher
Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Janet Morgan
Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Sam Cragg
John Eldredge

John Eldredge

John Holterman
Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Horatio Vedder
Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Walter Winslow
Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Desk Clerk
George Chandler

George Chandler

Roomer (uncredited)
Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Swede (uncredited)
Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Himself (uncredited)

Release date

18th May 1946

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English