The Crimson Key

July. 02,1947      NR
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Larry Morgan, a private detective, is hired by a woman who wants Larry to trail her husband. The husband is murdered and, shortly afterwards, the wife is also killed. Larry shuffles through a long list of suspects before revealing the killer...

Kent Taylor as  Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan
Doris Dowling as  Margaret Loring
Dennis Hoey as  Steven Loring
Louise Currie as  Heidi
Ivan Triesault as  Peter Vandaman
Arthur Space as  Det. Capt. Fitzroy
Vera Marshe as  Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson
Bernadene Hayes as  Mrs. Swann
Victoria Horne as  Miss Phillips
Ann Doran as  Paris Wood

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Reviews

Evengyny
1947/07/02

Thanks for the memories!

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NekoHomey
1947/07/03

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Beystiman
1947/07/04

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Voxitype
1947/07/05

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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mysterymoviegoer
1947/07/06

A strong, neat little private eye entry. The writing and plotting are very competent. The steady direction helps sort it all out. Kent Taylor makes a watchable sleuth in the Bogart, Dick Powell, Mitchum mold, if without the star charisma. The bodies pile up, and the mystery is credible. The convoluted plot will keep the viewer interested until the very end. The cast is solid, with many reliable character actors of the time doing very accomplished work. A real sleeper for the 40s detective genre lover. Better than many more famous noir titles of the era. Catch it when you can. I'd like to see this released in the 20th Century Noir Classic series. It's up to that standard.

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Mozjoukine
1947/07/07

This minor private eye movie has more than a hint of THE GLASS KEY in Taylor's abduction and beating. We get the P.I. meeting the pay roll by doing a surveillance job that ends in a murder - swim suit models, a missing key and a hovering Asian minder.The second string cast meet the need with Dowling surprisingly glamorous.The small budget doesn't get in the way of a B movie slickness.

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