La clé sous la porte

Original title: Key to the City

1950
Approved
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Clark Gable, Marilyn Maxwell, and Loretta Young in La clé sous la porte (1950)

Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.

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Political Drama Comedy Romance

Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.

Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Albert Beich
- Robert Riley Crutcher
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

963

YOUR RATING

Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Albert Beich
- Robert Riley Crutcher
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

Videos1

Trailer 2:20

Official Trailer

Photos18

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Trivia
La clé sous la porte (1950) was the final film role of Frank Morgan, who died at age 59 of a heart attack on 18 Sep 1949, shortly after completing his work on this film, and Clara Blandick (both of whom were best known for their roles in The Wizard of Oz [1939]). Clark Gable, who had made five films with Morgan, was a pallbearer at his funeral. Morgan was an unforgettable character actor who earned an Academy® Award nomination for Best Actor in 1934.

Goofs
Towards the end of the movie when Steve (Clark Gable) and Les (Raymond Burr) are fighting, the handkerchief in Steve's jacket pocket is even across the top. The camera switches to Les, then back to Steve and the left side of the handkerchief is higher than the right. Not long after, both sides are even again. Then towards the end of the fight, the handkerchief is missing completely although we didn't see it fall.

Quotes
Judge Silas Standish: Public service is a fine thing, Clarrie, but you can't cuddle up to it on a cold winter's night.

Crazy credits
During the opening credits, the names all have "house keys" shown in the name.

Connections
Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)

Soundtracks
San Francisco
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Jurmann and Bronislau Kaper

User reviews21

Featured review

6/10

Minor comedy notable for its cast

Ordinary comedy of note more for its cast than any special quality the film itself possesses. Gable and Loretta Young are reunited for the only time after their torrid affair on the set of Call of the Wild resulted in a secret child who was one of Hollywood's most notorious open secrets. This was also Frank Morgan's final completed film, he started work on the disastrous Judy Garland version of Annie Get Your Gun but suffered a heart attack and passed away before the film was restarted with Betty Hutton. As for this picture's story its a bunch of silly nonsense of misunderstandings but the cast give it a game reading and Gable and Young have a good on screen rapport.