The French Key
The Adventures of detective ace Johnny Fletcher
64 mins
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.
Frank Gruber
Screenplay
Frank Gruber
Novel
Walter Colmes
Director
Bartlett A. Carré
Production Manager
Alexander Laszlo
Original Music Composer
Walter Colmes
Associate Producer
Robert Jahns
Editor
Frank T. Dyke
Sound
Jockey Arthur Feindel
Cinematography
Sydney Moore
Set Decoration