
The Crimson Key
Mystery · Thriller
Overview
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...
Top Cast


Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan
Kent Taylor
Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan


Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling
Margaret Loring
Doris Dowling
Margaret Loring


Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey
Steven Loring
Dennis Hoey
Steven Loring


Louise Currie
Louise Currie
Heidi
Louise Currie
Heidi


Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault
Peter Vandaman
Ivan Triesault
Peter Vandaman


Arthur Space
Arthur Space
Det. Capt. Fitzroy
Arthur Space
Det. Capt. Fitzroy


Vera Marshe
Vera Marshe
Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson
Vera Marshe
Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson
Edwin Rand
Edwin Rand
Jeffrey Regan III
Edwin Rand
Jeffrey Regan III


Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes
Mrs. Swann
Bernadene Hayes
Mrs. Swann


Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne
Miss Phillips
Victoria Horne
Miss Phillips
Similar Movies

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.




















