The Glass Key

Year: 1942

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: Stuart Heisler

MysteryThrillerCrimeThrillers and murder mysteriesCrime drugs and gangsters

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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