Characters & Themes
The Key Man (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 63 mins · English
- Directed by
- Montgomery Tully
- Starring
- Harold Kasket, Colin Gordon, Lee Patterson, Ian Wilson, Philip Leaver, George Margo
The host of a popular radio crime show becomes entangled with actual gangsters after re‑enacting a notorious murder on air; his deep criminology expertise helps him uncover and thwart their sinister plan, turning his broadcast into a real‑life battle of wits.
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