The Glass Key (1935 film)
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The Glass Key (1935 film) is an American crime drama based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, featuring political corruption and underworld intrigue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Glass Key (1935 film) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Dashiell Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Glass Key (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Ed Beaumont
NERFINISHED
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Janet Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Madvig NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Tuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hugh Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Glass Key (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir precursor ⓘ |
| hasSetting | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
loyalty and betrayal
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organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a political boss and his fixer ⓘ |
| notableFor | early screen adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
election campaign
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murder investigation ⓘ |
| producer | B. P. Schulberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio film ⓘ |
| releaseDate | April 12, 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtime | 80 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harry Ruskin
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Kubec Glasmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s United States ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Claire Dodd
NERFINISHED
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Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ George Raft NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinn "Big Boy" Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Milland NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Karns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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