The French Key
The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher
1946-05-18 | 64 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Albert DekkerJohnny Fletcher
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Evelyn AnkersJanet Morgan
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Mike MazurkiSam Cragg
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John EldredgeJohn Holterman
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Frank FentonHoratio Vedder
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Selmer JacksonWalter Winslow
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Byron FoulgerPeabody
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Joe DeRitaFox
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Marjorie Manners
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David GorceyEddie
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Archie TwitchellMurdock (as Michael Branden)
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Sammy Stein
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Walter Soderling
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Emmett VoganDesk Clerk
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George ChandlerRoomer (uncredited)
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Bernard GorceyLittle Man (uncredited)
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Frank MoranListener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
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Hugh ProsserSwede (uncredited)
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Richard ArlenHimself (uncredited)
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