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The Glass Key

1942 · 85 min · Director: Stuart Heisler ★ IMDb 7 · 7,984 ratings

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A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

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The Glass Key (1942) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Sympathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity38 %27 %37 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity41 %30 %36 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor43 %30 %35 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity49 %39 %44 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity56 %46 %56 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity54 %43 %57 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity51 %44 %50 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension56 %51 %48 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity69 %64 %48 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension81 %76 %40 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension75 %68 %38 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy59 %50 %40 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %50 %46 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity64 %55 %59 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity65 %54 %64 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity61 %55 %56 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension66 %65 %50 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension75 %74 %57 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Curiosity77 %68 %65 %36 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Relief78 %57 %62 %48 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BG
Bonita Granville

FG
Frances Gifford

MO
Moroni Olsen

Ralph Henry

EM
Eddie Marr

Rusty

AL
Arthur Loft

Clyde Matthews

GM
George Meader

Claude Tuttle

WB
William Benedict

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

DC
Dane Clark

Henry Sloss (uncredited)

TF
Tom Fadden

Basement Club Waiter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)

CH
Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

JM
James Millican

Politician (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Stuart Heisler
Written by
Dashiell Hammett, Jonathan Latimer
Type
Movies
Released
1942
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 7,984 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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