IMDb >
The Glass Key (1942)
Watch It
Achetez le sur Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
En discuter sur le forum More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
En discuter sur le forum More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Liens rapides
Top liens
trailers and videosinterprètes et équipe techniqueanecdotesSites officielsphrases célèbresVue d'ensemble
infos principalesinfos complètesinterprètes et équipe techniquesociétés de productiontv scheduleRécompenses et critiques
avis des utilisateurscritiques externescritiques des forumsawardsnotes des utilisateursparents guidedans la lignéeForumSynopsis et citations
résumésynopsismots-clésrésumé du Amazon.comphrases célèbresCuriosités
anecdotesbêtisierinfos B.O.F.clins d'il dans génériqueinfos sur d'autres versionsliens avec d'autres uvresfoire aux questionsAutres infos
en ventebox office/businessdates de sortielieux de tournagecaractéristiques techniquesinfos laserdiscinfos DVDbibliographieA la UneMatériel publicitaire
accroches trailers and videos affiches Gallerie de photoLiens externes
horaires dans les sallesSites officielsdiversphotossound clipsvideo clipsThe Glass Key (1942) Plus avec IMDbPro »
Vue d'ensemble
Note Générale:
Date de sortie:
23 octobre 1942 (USA) suiteAvis des utilisateurs:
Reaching For Some Class plus de (37 total)Ensemble
(Casting officiel complet)| Brian Donlevy | ... | Paul Madvig | |
| Veronica Lake | ... | Janet Henry | |
| Alan Ladd | ... | Ed Beaumont | |
| Bonita Granville | ... | Opal 'Snip' Madvig | |
| Richard Denning | ... | Taylor Henry | |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Nick Varna | |
| William Bendix | ... | Jeff (Varna's henchman) | |
| Frances Gifford | ... | Nurse | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | DIst. Atty. Farr | |
| Margaret Hayes | ... | Eloise Matthews | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Ralph Henry | |
| Eddie Marr | ... | Rusty (Varna's henchman) | |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Clyde Matthews | |
| George Meader | ... | Claude Tuttle | |
| reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique: | |||
| Tom Dugan | ... | Jeep (scenes deleted) | |
| Edward Peil Sr. | ... | Politician (scenes deleted) | |
Détails supplémentaires
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsDurée:
85 minPays:
USALangue:
AnglaisCouleur:
Noir et BlancRapport de forme:
1,37 : 1 suiteSon:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Classification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #8207) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Sweden:15Curiosités
Anecdotes:
Several actors and their character names listed in studio records and casting call lists did not appear in the movie. These were Edward Peil Sr. (Politician), 'Al Hill' (Bum) and Tom Dugan (Jeep). suiteGoofs:
Continuité: In Farr's office, when Ed is slowly tucking the anonymous letter in his inside pocket, Farr tells him he expects a visit from Nick. The camera is on Ed who abruptly takes his hand out of his inside pocket and turns to Farr, but then the camera cuts to show both him and Farr and he's still tucking the letter in his inside pocket. suiteGuillemet:
Nick Varna: I'm too big to take the boot from you now.Paul Madvig: You may be too big to take it laying down, Nick, but you're gonna take it. You are taking it.
suite
Bande son:
I Don't Want to Walk Without You suitefoire aux questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.plus de (37 total)
Forum
Discuter de ce film avec les autres utilisateurs sur Forum IMDb pour The Glass Key (1942)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
|---|---|
| DVD release: Febr. 5, 2007 | famalberts |
| Note for Stooges fans | LCShackley |
| blues singer? | chezztone |
| Who owns the DVD rights? | tdefores |
Recommendations
Si vous avez apprécié ce titre, notre base de donnée vous recommende également:
Montrer plus de recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Big Fish | Gone with the Wind | Touch of Evil | The Glass Key | The Godfather |
|
IMDb Note Générale:
|
IMDb Note Générale:
|
IMDb Note Générale:
|
IMDb Note Générale:
|
IMDb Note Générale:
|
Liens liés
| Casting et équipe complète | Remerciements de la Société | Revues externes |
| IMDb Drame section | IMDb USA section | Add this title to MyMovies |

In watching this and the first film version of The Glass Key you have to wonder why Brian Donlevy is making an alliance with the 'reform' forces led by Senator Moroni Olsen. The way I see it, Donlevy is a mug and he knows it, but he figures he'll step up in society if allies himself with the right people. It's the only explanation that makes sense for Donlevy to cut loose from gambling czar Joseph Calleia.
Everybody in Donlevy's family is getting involved with Olsen. Donlevy's taken a shine to daughter Veronica Lake who can't stand him, but will put up with it for her father's sake. Donlevy's sister Bonita Granville is involved with Olsen's playboy son Richard Denning, not something that Donlevy approves of. When Denning turns up dead all kinds of questions are raised.
Donlevy has someone on his payroll who takes care of these problems, Alan Ladd and Ladd's not particularly squeamish about the legalities of things. He starts investigating and at the same time tries to protect his boss's reputation. Not so easy as he finds out.
This was the second teaming Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd and they clicked as well as they did in This Gun For Hire. It was also the first time that Alan Ladd and William Bendix worked together on a film. Bendix became one of Ladd's best friends on the Paramount lot and his widow Tess Bendix was a prime source for Beverly Linet's revealing biography of Alan Ladd. Bendix portrays a truly malevolent thug who works for Calleia and he's pretty frightening. One of the best examples of a sadist ever done on the screen.
My personal favorite in this film besides Bendix is Joseph Calleia the racketeer kingpin of the city. He's one slick article as he usually is in most of his films and his fate is determined by something he really could not have foreseen.
The story by Dashiell Hammett on which this is based really does show how close politics and the criminal element mix, even the so-called 'reform' element. Even law enforcement is afraid to move here as typified by the very political district attorney Donald MacBride. He's not one to move against the local power structure unless he has to.
This version of The Glass Key is not too different from the 1935 version that starred George Raft and Edward Arnold. This one is seen more often and shows that corruption can be quite systemic in some of our local governments. Pity the poor voters.