The Glass Key (1942) Reviews & Ratings

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The Glass Key reviews

The Glass Key holds a 6.7/10 average from 135 TMDB ratings.

Hey, Rusty, Little Rubber Ball is back. I told you he liked the way we bounced him around. The Glass Key is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted by Jonathan Latimer from a story written by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix & Bonita Granville. It's re-election time and tough guy politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) falls for reform candidate Ralph Henry's…
— John Chard (7/10)

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

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