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The Glass Key poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.3 / 100
1935·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 20m

THE GLASS KEY

“He carries his love in his iron fists!”

When Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes implicated in a murder, Ed Beaumont, his friend and right-hand man, must decide which side he is on.

Above the Line
Frank Tuttle·DirectorKubec Glasmon·ScreenplayKathryn Scola·ScreenplayHenry Sharp·Director of PhotographyHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerHugh Bennett·Editor
Cast
George Raft·Ed BeaumontEdward Arnold·Paul MadvigClaire Dodd·Janet HenryRay Milland·Taylor HenryRosalind Keith·Opal MadvigCharles Richman·Senator John T. HenryRobert Gleckler·Shad O'RoryGuinn 'Big Boy' Williams·JeffTammany Young·ClarkieHarry Tyler·Henry Sloss
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Frank Tuttle·DirectorRussell Mathews·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Kubec Glasmon·ScreenplayKathryn Scola·ScreenplayDashiell Hammett·Novel
Camera· 1
Henry Sharp·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hugh Bennett·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
John Leipold·MusicHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerTom Satterfield·MusicJack A. Goodrich·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 2
Hans Dreier·Art DirectionA. Earl Hedrick·Art Direction
Production· 2
E. Lloyd Sheldon·ProducerHenry Herzbrun·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Harry Ruskin·Additional Dialogue
By the Numbers
62.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features three figures in a monochromatic palette, with a woman in a white dress at the center foreground. Behind her, a man's profile faces left, an”

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Key Elements
Key Outline
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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