Characters & Themes
The Glass Key (1942) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1942 · 85 mins · English
- Directed by
- Stuart Heisler
- Starring
- Laraine Day, Moroni Olsen, George Turner, Tom Fadden, Lillian Randolph, Norma Varden
A corrupt politician, desperate to secure his re‑election, spurns assistance from a powerful gangster. When the gangster is later found dead, the politician becomes the prime suspect, forced to confront the deadly consequences of his betrayal and navigate a web of political intrigue and crime.
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