The Glass Key is a movie directed by Stuart Heisler in 1942 and based on the book of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1931. The movie features Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Joseph Calleia, and others.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1942
Minutes
85
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1931
Pages
214
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
The Glass Key
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Country: USA
First published in: 1931
Length: 214 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
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Movie by Akira Kurosawa
Movie by Sergio Leone
Movie by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
User polls & recommendations
“I liked the film very much but I found working on it incredibly stressful; I would probably not adapt my own work again - you need to have distance from the book.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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