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The Key is a 1934 American Pre-Code film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was re-issued as High Peril (pre-release title Sue of Fury) in 1960. The story concerns a love set during the Irish War of Independence. It characterises the Irish Republican Army as "little more than a gangster organization".
Original Release
06/09/1934
US Release
06/09/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Powell | Capt. Bill Tennant / Captain Bill Tennant |
| Edna Best | Norah Kerr |
| Colin Clive | Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr / Captain Andrew 'Andy' Kerr |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Homer, Tennant's Aide / Homer - Tennant's Aide |
| Halliwell Hobbes | General C.O. Furlong |
| Donald Crisp | Peadar Conlan |
| J.M. Kerrigan | O'Duffy |
| Henry O'Neill | Dan |
| Phil Regan | Young Irishman Killed by Andrew |
| Arthur Treacher | Lt. Merriman - Furlong's Aide / Merriman |
Directors
Writers
Laird Doyle, R. Gore Brown, J.L. Hardy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Powell | Capt. Bill Tennant / Captain Bill Tennant |
| Edna Best | Norah Kerr |
| Colin Clive | Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr / Captain Andrew 'Andy' Kerr |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Homer, Tennant's Aide / Homer - Tennant's Aide |
| Halliwell Hobbes | General C.O. Furlong |
| Donald Crisp | Peadar Conlan |
| J.M. Kerrigan | O'Duffy |
| Henry O'Neill | Dan |
| Phil Regan | Young Irishman Killed by Andrew |
| Arthur Treacher | Lt. Merriman - Furlong's Aide / Merriman |
| Maxine Doyle | Pauline O'Connor / Pauline |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Kirby |
| Gertrude Short | Evie - a Barmaid / Evie, the barmaid |
| Anne Shirley | Flower Girl / Flower peddler |
| Margaret Carthew | Dancer |
| Edward Cooper | Lloyd |
| Luke Cosgrave | Man Praising Conlan |
| Lowin Cross | Dispatch Rider |
| John Elliott | Padre |
| Gloria Faythe | Girl |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Presnell Sr. | Producer |
