The Glass Key (1942 film)
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The Glass Key is a 1942 American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd.
Theatrical release poster
Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in The Glass Key
1942 newspaper ad
Theatrical release window card
Veronica Lake
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Constance Frances Marie Ockelman, known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Lad
The Glass Key (1942 film)
…American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (who plays the actual lead despite being billed third). A successful earlier film version starring George Raft in Ladd's role had been…
Lake, c. 1952
Lake with Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941). As seen, she is sporting her peek-a-boo hairstyle, with her hair covering one of her eyes.
Lake and Alan Ladd in trailer for The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Lake in Flesh Feast (1970), her final film