| The Crimson Key | |
| Director: | Eugene Forde |
| Producer: | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Screenplay: | Irving Elman |
| Starring: | Kent Taylor Doris Dowling Dennis Hoey Louise Currie Ivan Triesault Arthur Space |
| Music: | R. Dale Butts |
| Cinematography: | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Editing: | Frank Baldridge William F. Claxton |
| Studio: | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime: | 76 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Crimson Key is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Elman, starring Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling and Dennis Hoey. It was released on July 2 by 20th Century Fox.[1] [2] [3]
Private detective Larry Morgan is hired by a Mrs. Swann to investigate her husband, who is soon found dead in the studio of Peter Vandaman, an artist. Mrs. Swann is concerned about a missing key belonging to her husband.
Morgan encounters a receptionist, Miss Phillips, who was in love with Swann, and a man, Steven Loring, who suspected his wife and Swann of having an affair. Loring's alcoholic wife, Margaret, mentions a Key Club with a special red key to a locker, but before he can check it out, Mrs. Swann is murdered and Morgan is beaten by thugs and nearly drugged by a woman named Heidi. He eventually discovers Loring's wife to be the murderess.