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The French Key (1946)

The French Key (1946)

Crime Adventure Mystery

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

Release Date: 1946, May 18
Directors: Walter Colmes
Countries: United States of America
Production: Republic Pictures, Walter Colmes Productions
Cast: Frank Fenton, Emmett Vogan, Archie Twitchell, Bernard Gorcey, Frank Moran, Mike Mazurki, Byron Foulger, Albert Dekker, Selmer Jackson, Joe DeRita, George Chandler, Evelyn Ankers

Overview:

Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.

Keywords:

private detective