The Key

The Key

A Dare-devil Drama of a Swashbuckling Soldier of Fortune.

NR 1934 · 71 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Laird Doyle

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