The Crimson Key

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.

Plot
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.

Cast

 * Kent Taylor as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan
 * Doris Dowling as Margaret Loring
 * Dennis Hoey as Steven Loring
 * Louise Currie as Heidi
 * Ivan Triesault as Peter Vandaman
 * Arthur Space as Det. Capt. Fitzroy
 * Vera Marshe as Daisy 'Dizzy' Nelson
 * Edwin Rand as Jeffrey Regan III
 * Bernadene Hayes as Mrs. Swann
 * Victoria Horne as Miss Phillips
 * Douglas Evans as Dr. Kenneth G. Swann
 * Ann Doran as Paris Wood
 * Victor Sen Yung as Wing
 * Ralf Harolde as Gunman