The Crimson Key

1947 "A BLOOD STAINED CURSE!"

The Crimson Key

6.5 | 1h16m | NR | en | Thriller

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...

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6.5 | 1h16m | NR | en | Thriller , Mystery | More Info

Released: July. 02,1947 | Released Producted By: Sol M. Wurtzel Productions , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Kent Taylor , Doris Dowling , Dennis Hoey

Director

Eddie Imazu

Producted By

Sol M. Wurtzel Productions ,

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Cast

Kent Taylor

as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

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Doris Dowling

as Margaret Loring

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Dennis Hoey

as Steven Loring

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Reviews

mysterymoviegoer A strong, neat little private eye entry. The writing and plotting are very competent. The steady direction helps sort it all out. Kent Taylor makes a watchable sleuth in the Bogart, Dick Powell, Mitchum mold, if without the star charisma. The bodies pile up, and the mystery is credible. The convoluted plot will keep the viewer interested until the very end. The cast is solid, with many reliable character actors of the time doing very accomplished work. A real sleeper for the 40s detective genre lover. Better than many more famous noir titles of the era. Catch it when you can. I'd like to see this released in the 20th Century Noir Classic series. It's up to that standard.

Mozjoukine This minor private eye movie has more than a hint of THE GLASS KEY in Taylor's abduction and beating. We get the P.I. meeting the pay roll by doing a surveillance job that ends in a murder - swim suit models, a missing key and a hovering Asian minder.The second string cast meet the need with Dowling surprisingly glamorous.The small budget doesn't get in the way of a B movie slickness.