The Glass Key

The 1942 film noir "The Glass Key" is about a crooked politician, Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), who finds himself accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. As Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd) investigates the case and uncovers evidence pointing to Paul's guilt, the two men are drawn into a complex web of corruption and deceit that threatens to destroy both their careers and relationships.