The Crimson Key (1947)

4.5/10 • 76 min • Mystery Thriller

Overview

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...

Cast

Kent Taylor

Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

Doris Dowling

Margaret Loring

Dennis Hoey

Steven Loring

Louise Currie

Heidi

Ivan Triesault

Peter Vandaman

Arthur Space

Det. Capt. Fitzroy

Vera Marshe

Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson

Bernadene Hayes

Mrs. Swann

Victoria Horne

Miss Phillips

Douglas Evans

Dr. Kenneth G. Swann

Ann Doran

Paris Wood

Victor Sen Yung

Wing - Houseboy

Ralf Harolde

Gunman

Marietta Canty

Petunia

Chester Clute

Apartment House Desk Clerk

Milton Parsons

Dr. Huntley G. Harlow / Hackett

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