The Glass Key

Starring: Donlevy, Brian and Ladd, Alan

Product Description

Based on Dashiell Hammett's best-selling novel, The Glass Key is an intricate murder mystery starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, whose frosty, enigmatic resence was never more engaging. Ed Beaumont... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Heisler, Stuart
• Starring: Donlevy, Brian, Ladd, Alan
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

William 'Billy' Bendix a bad guy? Never, well maybe.

They mention "the glass Key" at the beginning of the film as the key to a position. A warning says, "It is a glass key, be sure it does not break off in your hand." This movie was supposed to be the one that made it for both Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. They are also together in the film “This Gun for Hire.” I did not read the book, but Dash-it-all Hammett is usually a lot darker, and his characters are usually a lot sleazier. The only dark scene was probably the encounter between Ed Beaumont and Jeff. The mystery was good. The who-done-it and why lasted up to the end. Whatever happened to William Bendix, the bartender in “Boys' Night Out” (1962) and the Riley in “The Life of Riley” (1953)? I always thought of him as a good guy. Boy, this shatters my image of him.