The French KeyMovie
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.
About The French Key
The French Key is a 1946 crime, mystery, adventure movie directed by Walter Colmes.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 4m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Albert Dekker, Evelyn Ankers, Mike Mazurki, John Eldredge. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
