Drama · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 11m

The Key

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Director
Michael Curtiz
Cast
William Powell as Capt. Bill Tennant Edna Best as Norah Kerr Colin Clive as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr Hobart Cavanaugh as Homer, Tennant's Aide Halliwell Hobbes as General C.O. Furlong Donald Crisp as Peadar Conlan
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Thomas Richards — Editor Laird Doyle — Screenplay Robert Presnell Sr. — Producer Orry-Kelly — Costume Design
Tagline

A Dare-devil Drama of a Swashbuckling Soldier of Fortune.

Synopsis

A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.

Mood & Themes
british officer
Key Collaborators
Michael Curtiz Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Thomas Richards Editor Laird Doyle Screenplay Robert Presnell Sr. Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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