The Crimson Key is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Elman, starring Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling and Dennis Hoey. It was released on July 2 by 20th Century Fox.
Plot
Private detective Larry Morgan is hired by a Mrs. Swann to investigate her husband, who is soon found dead in the studio of Peter Vandaman, an artist. Mrs. Swann is concerned about a missing key belonging to her husband.
Morgan encounters a receptionist, Miss Phillips, who was in love with Swann, and a man, Steven Loring, who suspected his wife and Swann of having an affair. Loring's alcoholic wife, Margaret, mentions a Key Club with a special red key to a locker, but before he can check it out, Mrs. Swann is murdered and Morgan is beaten by thugs and nearly drugged by a woman named Heidi. He eventually discovers Loring's wife to be the murderer.
Cast Kent Taylor as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan Doris Dowling as Margaret Loring Dennis Hoey as Steven Loring Louise Currie as Heidi Ivan Triesault as Peter Vandaman Arthur Space as Det. Capt. Fitzroy Vera Marshe as Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson Edwin Rand as Jeffrey Regan III Bernadene Hayes as Mrs. Swann Victoria Horne as Miss Phillips Douglas Evans as Dr. Kenneth G. Swann Ann Doran as Paris Wood Victor Sen Yung as Wing Ralf Harolde as Gunman
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