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La chiave di vetro

Titolo originale: The Glass Key
  • 1942
  • T
  • 1h 25min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,0/10
7715
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Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, and Brian Donlevy in La chiave di vetro (1942)
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Un politico disonesto si ritrova accusato di omicidio da un gangster al quale ha rifiutato l'aiuto durante una campagna di rielezione.Un politico disonesto si ritrova accusato di omicidio da un gangster al quale ha rifiutato l'aiuto durante una campagna di rielezione.Un politico disonesto si ritrova accusato di omicidio da un gangster al quale ha rifiutato l'aiuto durante una campagna di rielezione.

  • Regia
    • Stuart Heisler
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Jonathan Latimer
    • Dashiell Hammett
  • Star
    • Alan Ladd
    • Veronica Lake
    • Brian Donlevy
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,0/10
    7715
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Stuart Heisler
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Jonathan Latimer
      • Dashiell Hammett
    • Star
      • Alan Ladd
      • Veronica Lake
      • Brian Donlevy
    • 95Recensioni degli utenti
    • 62Recensioni della critica
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    Alan Ladd
    Alan Ladd
    • Ed Beaumont
    Veronica Lake
    Veronica Lake
    • Janet Henry
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Paul Madvig
    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Opal Madvig
    Richard Denning
    Richard Denning
    • Taylor Henry
    Joseph Calleia
    Joseph Calleia
    • Nick Varna
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Jeff
    Frances Gifford
    Frances Gifford
    • Nurse
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Farr
    Margaret Hayes
    Margaret Hayes
    • Eloise Matthews
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Ralph Henry
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Rusty
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Clyde Matthews
    George Meader
    • Claude Tuttle
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Jeep
    • (scene tagliate)
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    • Politician
    • (scene tagliate)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Man at Campaign Headquarters
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Farr's Receptionist
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
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      • Stuart Heisler
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Jonathan Latimer
      • Dashiell Hammett
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    7perfectbond

    Excellent film noir

    I actually saw The Blue Dahlia, another film noir starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, and William Bendix, before I saw The Glass Key. While both films are memorable, especially for a fan of the genre like myself, I actually prefer this earlier collaboration. In The Glass Key, Ladd seems more engaged as does Lake. Ladd makes a great protagonist here; he is tough, smart, and determined, essentially the very essence of a self-made man. Lake is the perfect feminine companion for him! An engrossing plot, sharp dialogue, just the right dose of action, perfectly matched heroes and villains, and of course the chemistry between the leads make The Glass Key a classic film noir. See it today!
    cyril1974

    A legendary film noir

    Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), a crooked politician has decided to give up his corrupted past to team up with the respectable candidate Ralph Henry for the ongoing election. As an example of his new ethics, he refuses to protect the clandestine place of Nick Varna by giving a call to the Police in the presence of Nick Varna and Paul's personal hired man Ed Beaumont telling the cops to prepare a visit to this gambling place. Things get complicated when Ralph Henry's son is discovered dead by Ed Beaumont probably murdered in front of Paul Madvig's place. Taylor had a gambling problem and was in love with Paul Madvig's young sister Opal ‘Snip' Madvig. Paul is a first choice suspect, at least to the local journal but did Paul really do it? Who is he protecting? And who is writing these nasty anonymous letters?

    This is truly a classic Hollywood film noir. The plot is harder to follow than in the Blue Dahlia, but this is nonetheless a high standard movie. The acting, the dialogues and the directing are all good and playful. This is one of the movies where Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake chemistry first exploded. Just have a look at the first scene when they meet: she gives Ladd sultry looks when Paul Madvig is doing all the talking. I had a hard time concentrating on the discussion at this point. You know that these two will go a long way, even when at some point in the movie, she becomes engaged to Paul and that their relationship becomes more difficult. Veronica Lake is absolutely beautiful in this movie. Her looks are very suggestive and her husky voice is the sweetest. During this movie, you will see Lake kissing Ladd, but it's only a one way kiss. I just saw this movie last night in Oak Street Cinema (Minneapolis) and the audience enjoyed it very much until the very end, and so shall everybody. A classic film noir. Highly recommended 8/10.
    7claudio_carvalho

    Sordid, Realistic and Timeless Film-Noir

    During the campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) decides to clean his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna (Joseph Calleia) and associating to the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry (Moroni Olsen). When Ralph's son Taylor Henry (Richard Denning), who is a gambler and lover of Paul's sister Opal (Bonita Granville), is murdered, Paul's right arm Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd) finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews (Arthur Loft) to use the newspaper to raise the suspect that Paul Madvig might have killed Taylor. Meanwhile, Paul proposes Ralph's daughter Janet Henry (Veronica Lake) and Ed is intrigued since he knows that she hates Paul.

    "The Glass Key" is a sordid, realistic and timeless film-noir with a story that is not dated. All the characters with no exception are filthy: the dirty politicians; the manipulative newspaper publisher; the corrupt district attorney; the trifling women. The motivation of the loyalty of Ed Beaumont to Paul Madvig is blurred and never clear. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "A Chave de Vidro" ("The Glass Key")
    Snow Leopard

    Standard Film-Noir With Some Good Moments

    "The Glass Key" has all the elements expected in a film noir - it has an intricate crime-based plot, a fast pace, and an assortment of interesting characters who interact with each other in unpredictable ways. It is a fairly standard example of the genre, with a few particularly good moments.

    The title comes from a metaphor used by one of the characters to describe the relationships at the center of the plot. Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) is a corrupt political boss who decides to break with his past by joining with reform-minded candidate Ralph Henry, angering some of his former cronies and confusing loyal assistant Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd). Madvig expresses confidence in his new future, saying that the upright Henry has "given me the key to his house", but Beaumont warns him that "it's a glass key - be careful it doesn't break off". The fragile nature of the relationships and careers of all of the main characters drives the action and suspense. And when Henry's wayward son turns up murdered, each character is plunged into dangerous situations.

    Ladd and Donlevy are pretty good as the leads, although Veronica Lake, as candidate Henry's daughter and a focus of attention for both male leads, is somewhat lifeless in an important role, as her character is meant to drive much of the other action. The supporting cast is one of the strengths of the film. The fine character actor Joseph Calleia is excellent as a crooked businessman seeking revenge on Madvig, and William Bendix is very funny, although perhaps a bit over-the-top at times, as one of Calleia's goons.

    "The Glass Key" will certainly be of interest to any film noir/crime film fan, and should be fast-paced enough to make it interesting to other viewers as well.
    Doylenf

    Satisfying film noir despite muddled motivations...

    What holds interest in THE GLASS KEY is not the convoluted plot full of red herrings (until the murderer is unmasked), but the performances of the three leads--Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. Ladd and Lake have some good chemistry going here, especially in the scene where they first meet and find themselves immediately attracted--a flirting encounter that director Stuart Heisler uses to catch every glimmer of their star appeal as a team.

    Everyone takes some hard physical stunts. Lake's sock to the jaw when she encounters Brian Donlevy (as a crooked politician) turned out to be a real one. (She told him she didn't know how to pull punches). Dane Clark (in an unbilled early role) gets shoved through a plate glass window by Donlevy and into a pool. And Alan Ladd takes a brutal beating from William Bendix that is painful to even watch, it's brutally realistic. Ladd's "beating" make-up deserved an Oscar. His escape out of a broken window has him falling off an awning and crashing through the ceiling where a family is having dinner.

    Richard Denning has a brief role as Bonita Granville's unfortunate brother who gets killed off early in the proceedings. No use telling the plot outline--just be ready to watch the film for its authentic '40s film noir style--crisp B&W photography full of menacing shadows and some unpredictable twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end. Ladd's icy calm is a little too guarded but watch him in the scene where Bendix takes him upstairs for a drink. Their contrasting acting styles are fun to watch--and Ladd manages to steal the scene with his underplayed cat-and-mouse expression as he casually toys with a glass or a bottle.

    For fans of Ladd and Lake, a good one--but personally I liked the story of THE BLUE DAHLIA better with a plot easier to follow.

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      The always aloof Alan Ladd, a former laborer, preferred the friendship of film crews rather than other actors or studio execs. Yet he was able to form lasting friendships with a few of his co-stars, especially William Bendix who accidentally cold-cocked Ladd during a particularly vicious fight scene in this film. Ladd was so taken aback by the sincerity of Bendix's apologies that they formed an immediate and unlikely friendship. They even purchased homes across the street from one another at one point. According to Bendix's wife Tess, the bond was strained in later years after Ladd's wife and manager, Sue Carol, made an offhand remark about Bendix's lack of military service. Stuck in the middle, it would be a decade before the wounds healed between the two. By then, Ladd was career down and self-destructive, leaning heavily on Bendix, who was thriving out of town frequently in the 1960s with stage work. Bendix's heartbreak was evident in the wake of Ladd's premature death (and probable suicide) in January of 1964. Bendix's health failed quickly and he too died (of bronchial pneumonia) a week or so before Christmas that same year.
    • Blooper
      At c.30 minutes, Paul and Ed are served a full glass of beer each. Following an argument, Ed knocks Paul to the floor, after which Ed breaks an empty glass on the table to threaten Paul. However, neither of them drank any of the beer.
    • Citazioni

      Rusty: My first wife was the second cook at a third-rate joint on 4th Street.

    • Connessioni
      Edited into Il mistero del cadavere scomparso (1982)
    • Colonne sonore
      I Remember You
      (uncredited)

      from La fortezza s'arrende (1942)

      Music by Victor Schertzinger

      Played as background music when Opal meets Taylor

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    • Data di uscita
      • 3 giugno 1947 (Italia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti(Studio)
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Paramount Pictures
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