The Key (1934 film)

The Key
Poster of The Key film
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byLaird Doyle
Based onThe Key
1933 play
by R. Gore Brown
Jocelyn Lee Hardy
Produced byRobert R. Presnell, Sr.
StarringWilliam Powell
Edna Best
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byThomas Richards
Music byAllie Wrubel (composer)
Mort Dixon (composer)
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • June 9, 1934 (1934-06-09) (U.S.)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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, concerning a love triangle, is set during the Irish War of Independence.