The French Key (1946)

Crime
Mystery
Adventure

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.

Cast

Johnny Fletcher
Janet Morgan
Murdock (as Michael Branden)
Desk Clerk
Roomer (uncredited)
Little Man (uncredited)
Listener to Sam's Story (uncredited)
Swede (uncredited)
Himself (uncredited)
Sam Cragg
John Holterman
Horatio Vedder
Walter Winslow

Crew

Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Production Manager
Set Decoration
Associate Producer