The Glass Key (1942) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stuart Heisler.

Cast

• Brian Donlevy as Paul Madvig
• Veronica Lake as Janet Henry
• Alan Ladd as Ed Beaumont
• Bonita Granville as Opal 'Snip' Madvig
• Richard Denning as Taylor Henry
• Joseph Calleia as Nick Varna
• William Bendix as Jeff
• Frances Gifford as Nurse
• Donald MacBride as Farr
• Margaret Hayes as Eloise Matthews
• Moroni Olsen as Ralph Henry
• Eddie Marr as Rusty
• Arthur Loft as Clyde Matthews
• George Meader as Claude Tuttle
• William Benedict as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
• Dane Clark as Henry Sloss (uncredited)
• Tom Fadden as Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Chuck Hamilton as Policeman (uncredited)
• James Millican as Politician (uncredited)
• Bert Moorhouse as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
• Lillian Randolph as Basement Club Entertainer (uncredited)
• Norma Varden as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Brooks Benedict as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
• Conrad Binyon as Stubby (uncredited)
• Frank Bruno as Reporter (uncredited)
• Kenneth Chryst as Man in Barroom (uncredited)
• Edmund Cobb as Reporter Carrying Papers (uncredited)
• Maurice Costello as Card Player (uncredited)
• George Cowl as Butler #2 in Henry Home (uncredited)
• John W. De Noria as Groggins (uncredited)
• Vernon Dent as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
• Frank Elliott as Peter (uncredited)
• J.C. Fowler as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Jack Gardner as Reporter (uncredited)
• Kit Guard as Basement Club Barfly (uncredited)
• Frank Hagney as Strongarm Thug Escorting Sloss (uncredited)
• Louis Jean Heydt as Man watching dice throw (uncredited)
• Arthur Stuart Hull as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Joe King as Fisher (uncredited)

Crew

• Stuart Heisler — Director
• Dashiell Hammett — Novel
• Jonathan Latimer — Screenplay
• Victor Young — Original Music Composer
• Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography
• Walter Scharf — Original Music Composer

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