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08/09/1942 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 25m
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The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall

Overview

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  1. Stuart Heisler

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Brian Donlevy

    Paul Madvig

  2. Veronica Lake

    Janet Henry

  3. Alan Ladd

    Ed Beaumont

  4. Bonita Granville

    Opal 'Snip' Madvig

  5. Richard Denning

    Taylor Henry

  6. Joseph Calleia

    Nick Varna

  7. William Bendix

    Jeff

  8. Frances Gifford

    Nurse

  9. Donald MacBride

    Farr

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-07-01
Hey, Rusty, Little Rubber Ball is back. I told you he liked the way we bounced him around.

The Glass Key is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted by Jonathan Latimer from a story written by Dashiell Hammett. It stars Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix & Bonita Granville.

It's re-election time and tough guy politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) falls for reform candidate Ralph Henry's (Moroni Olsen) daughter, Janet (Lake). Subsequently he throws his weighty support behind Ralph Henry's campaign and irks the underworld gangsters, notably Nick Varna (Calleia...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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