TMDb6.5 / 10

The French Key (1946)

Name: The French Key
Director: Walter Colmes
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Adventure
Released: 1946-05-18
Duration: 64 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Albert Dekker, Evelyn Ankers, Mike Mazurki, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton

The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher

64 min · United States of America · Dir. Walter Colmes

Crime Mystery Adventure 1946 movies

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.