The Glass Key (1942)
"The Tougher They Are—The Harder They Fall"
ThumbScore
👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 88%
(RT: 88%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Brian Donlevy as Paul Madvig
Veronica Lake as Janet Henry
Alan Ladd as Ed Beaumont
Bonita Granville as Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Richard Denning as Taylor Henry
William Bendix as Jeff
Frances Gifford as Nurse
Is The Glass Key good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 135 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 88%.
Overview
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. Wikipedia ↗
