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  • The Master Key (1945)
  • Passed
    226 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Master Key (1945)
Passed
226 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Government agents battle a gang of Nazis who are trying to use the Orotron machine, which can turn seawater into gold.
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Writers
Jack Natteford (original story) | Dwight V. Babcock (original story) | Joseph O'Donnell (screenplay) | George H. Plympton (screenplay) | Ande Lamb (screenplay)
Producer
Morgan Cox (as Morgan B. Cox)
Cinematographers
Maury Gertsman (photography) | William A. Sickner (photography) (as William Sickner)
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Status
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Updated Apr 24, 1945

Release date
Apr 24, 1945 (United States)

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Cast

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64 cast members
Name Known for
Milburn Stone
Tom Brant Tom Brant   See fewer
Jan Wiley
Janet Lowe Janet Lowe   See fewer
Dennis Moore
Jack Ryan Jack Ryan   See fewer
Addison Richards
Garret Donahue Garret Donahue   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Prof. Henderson Prof. Henderson   See fewer
Maris Wrixon
Dorothy Newton Dorothy Newton   See fewer
George Lynn
Herman Herman   See fewer
Russell Hicks
Chief O'Brien Chief O'Brien   See fewer
Lash LaRue
Migsy (as Alfred La Rue) Migsy (as Alfred La Rue)   See fewer
Neyle Morrow
Spike (as Neyle Marx) Spike (as Neyle Marx)   See fewer
John Eldredge
Walter Stark Walter Stark   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Flash Faust (uncredited) Flash Faust (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Alexander
Flamingo Club Bouncer (uncredited) Flamingo Club Bouncer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Barron
M-5 (uncredited) M-5 (uncredited)   See fewer
Harris Berger
Boys' Club Member (uncredited) Boys' Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Blake
Charter Plane Steward (uncredited) Charter Plane Steward (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Bonn
Heifel (uncredited) Heifel (uncredited)   See fewer
George M. Carleton
Jake Brown (uncredited) Jake Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace B. Carpenter
Man on Street (uncredited) Man on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chesebro
Fireman Dragging Hose (uncredited) Fireman Dragging Hose (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Rube Clifford
Riverton Tower Switchman (uncredited) Riverton Tower Switchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Riverton Railroad Official in Tower (uncredited) Riverton Railroad Official in Tower (uncredited)   See fewer
Kernan Cripps
Apartment Thug (uncredited) Apartment Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Reicher (uncredited) Reicher (uncredited)   See fewer
Sayre Dearing
2nd Nazi Lab Guard (uncredited) 2nd Nazi Lab Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Devlin
Bauer (uncredited) Bauer (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Phillips - Editor (uncredited) Phillips - Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Matty Fain
Slag Ritter (uncredited) Slag Ritter (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
William Frambes
Pat (uncredited) Pat (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick French
Schmidt (uncredited) Schmidt (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gannon
Charter Pilot (uncredited) Charter Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Gorman
Lug (uncredited) Lug (uncredited)   See fewer
William Haade
Abandoned Warehouse Thug (uncredited) Abandoned Warehouse Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Guard in Hospital (uncredited) Guard in Hospital (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hirbe
Johnny (uncredited) Johnny (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Hoffman
Bay Street Landlady (uncredited) Bay Street Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Howard
Pete Clark (uncredited) Pete Clark (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Howell
Boys' Club Member (uncredited) Boys' Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Loft
M-1's Voice-Man (uncredited) M-1's Voice-Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierce Lyden
Luther (uncredited) Luther (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Mathews
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McAvoy
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Merton
Vogel (uncredited) Vogel (uncredited)   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Boys' Club Extra (uncredited) Boys' Club Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perrin
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Rockwell
Safecracker (uncredited) Safecracker (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Roth
Bat Logan (uncredited) Bat Logan (uncredited)   See fewer
David Sharpe
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited) Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Steele
Policeman / Henchman (uncredited) Policeman / Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert R. Stephenson
Bosch (uncredited) Bosch (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Taggart
Apartment Thug (uncredited) Apartment Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Tarrell
Okey (uncredited) Okey (uncredited)   See fewer
Forrest Taylor
Hospital Doctor (uncredited) Hospital Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooke Temple
Mr. Butler (uncredited) Mr. Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Terrell
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dale Van Sickel
Policeman in Loft Building (uncredited) Policeman in Loft Building (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Wolfe
Abandoned Loft Thug (uncredited) Abandoned Loft Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
William Yetter Jr.
Bill (uncredited) Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifton Young
Loft Building Henchman (uncredited) Loft Building Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
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