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In September 1930 Paramount paid $25,000 for the novel when it was in galleys.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety100-1930-09/page/n177/mode/1up/search/%22the+glass+key%22?q=%22the+glass+key%22|date=17 September 1930|page=26|title=Hollywood Bulletins}}</ref> The following year Paramount announced Gary Cooper would star in a version called ''Graft'' but it was not made.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety102-1931-05/page/n95/mode/2up/search/%22the+glass+key%22?q=%22the+glass+key%22|magazine=Variety|title=Advertistement|date=13 May 1931|page=24}}</ref> |
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In August 1934 Paramount announced Frank Tuttle would direct George Raft in an adaptation of ''The Glass Key''.<ref>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Secures Right to Film 'Shining Hour; Los Angeles Times 29 Aug 1934: 19.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Elissa Landi]] was once announced for the female lead before being replaced by Claire Dodd. Filming started 25 February 1035/<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schallert|first1=Edwin|date=February 20, 1935|title=Binnie barnes scores as new personality; placed in "storm over the andes"|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] (1923-Current File)|id={{ProQuest|163305369}}}}</ref> |
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Writing for ''[[The Spectator]]'', [[Graham Greene]] described the film as "unimaginatively [[gangster film|gangster]]" and grouped it with the contemporary comedy ''[[No More Ladies]]'' to describe both as "second rate" and "transient".<ref>{{cite journal |last= Greene|first= Graham|authorlink= Graham Greene|date= 5 July 1935|title= The Bride of Frankenstein/The Glass Key/No More Ladies/Abyssinia|url= |journal= [[The Spectator]]}} (reprinted in: {{cite book|editor-first= John Russel|editor-last= Taylor|editor-link= John Russell Taylor|date= 1980|title= The Pleasure Dome|url= https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/6|location= |page= [https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/6 6]|isbn= 0192812866|url-access= registration}})</ref> Nevertheless, the film became one of Raft's biggest box office hits of the 1930s.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Everett|last1=Aaker|title=George Raft: The Films|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|date=2013|location=Jefferson, NC|isbn=978-0786466467|page=60}}</ref> |
Writing for ''[[The Spectator]]'', [[Graham Greene]] described the film as "unimaginatively [[gangster film|gangster]]" and grouped it with the contemporary comedy ''[[No More Ladies]]'' to describe both as "second rate" and "transient".<ref>{{cite journal |last= Greene|first= Graham|authorlink= Graham Greene|date= 5 July 1935|title= The Bride of Frankenstein/The Glass Key/No More Ladies/Abyssinia|url= |journal= [[The Spectator]]}} (reprinted in: {{cite book|editor-first= John Russel|editor-last= Taylor|editor-link= John Russell Taylor|date= 1980|title= The Pleasure Dome|url= https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/6|location= |page= [https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/6 6]|isbn= 0192812866|url-access= registration}})</ref> Nevertheless, the film became one of Raft's biggest box office hits of the 1930s.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Everett|last1=Aaker|title=George Raft: The Films|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|date=2013|location=Jefferson, NC|isbn=978-0786466467|page=60}}</ref> |
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*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ab38c85 The Glass Key] at BFI |
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*[https://archive.org/details/variety118-1935-06/page/n148/mode/1up/search/%22george+raft%22?q=%22george+raft%22 Review of film] at Variety |
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Revision as of 09:01, 8 February 2020
| The Glass Key | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Written by | Kathryn Scola Kubec Glasmon (screenplay) Harry Ruskin (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Starring | George Raft Edward Arnold Claire Dodd |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
| Edited by | Hugh Bennett |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Glass Key, released in 1935, is the first of two film adaptations of the suspense novel The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars George Raft, featuring Edward Arnold and Claire Dodd, and directed by Frank Tuttle.
The film was remade in 1942, with Alan Ladd in Raft's role, and Brian Donlevy and Veronica Lake in the roles previously played by Arnold and Dodd.
Plot
Paul Madvig (Edward Arnold) controls crime and politics in the city, helped by the brains and brawn of Ed Beaumont (George Raft). As he throws his support behind Janet (Claire Dodd) Henry's father in a political campaign, Paul also plans to marry her.
Janet's brother Taylor (Ray Milland) is a gambler heavily in debt to O'Rory (Robert Gleckler), a gangster whose club Paul intends to put out of business. Taylor, who has been romancing Paul's younger sister Opal (Rosalind Keith), is found dead. The temperamental Paul falls under suspicion.
Ed pretends to betray Paul while offering to work for O'Rory's organization. He is beaten by Jeff (Guinn Williams), a brutal thug who works for O'Rory, and has to flee for his life.
Paul is going to face murder charges, but Janet knows who is really behind her brother's death. It's up to Ed to get her to reveal the truth.
Cast
- George Raft as Ed Beaumont
- Edward Arnold as Paul Madvig
- Claire Dodd as Janet Henry
- Rosalind Keith as Opal Madvig (as Rosalind Culli)
- Charles Richman as Senator John T. Henry
- Robert Gleckler as Shad O'Rory
- Guinn Williams as Jeff
- Ray Milland as Taylor Henry
- Tammany Young as Clarkie
- Emma Dunn as Mom Madvig
- Charles C. Wilson as District Attorney Edward J. Farr
Production
In September 1930 Paramount paid $25,000 for the novel when it was in galleys.[1] The following year Paramount announced Gary Cooper would star in a version called Graft but it was not made.[2]
In August 1934 Paramount announced Frank Tuttle would direct George Raft in an adaptation of The Glass Key.[3]
Elissa Landi was once announced for the female lead before being replaced by Claire Dodd. Filming started 25 February 1035/[4]
Reception
Writing for The Spectator, Graham Greene described the film as "unimaginatively gangster" and grouped it with the contemporary comedy No More Ladies to describe both as "second rate" and "transient".[5] Nevertheless, the film became one of Raft's biggest box office hits of the 1930s.[6]
References
- ^ "Hollywood Bulletins". Variety. 17 September 1930. p. 26.
- ^ "Advertistement". Variety. 13 May 1931. p. 24.
- ^ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Secures Right to Film 'Shining Hour; Los Angeles Times 29 Aug 1934: 19.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (February 20, 1935). "Binnie barnes scores as new personality; placed in "storm over the andes"". Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File). ProQuest 163305369.
- ^ Greene, Graham (5 July 1935). "The Bride of Frankenstein/The Glass Key/No More Ladies/Abyssinia". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russel, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 6. ISBN 0192812866.)
- ^ Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 978-0786466467.
External links
- The Glass Key at the TCM Movie Database
- The Glass Key at IMDb
- The Glass Key at AllMovie
- The Glass Key at BFI
- The Glass Key at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Review of film at Variety
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