The Keyhole

A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.

Cast

Kay Francis

as Anne Vallee Brooks

George Brent

as Neil Davis

Glenda Farrell

as Dot

Monroe Owsley

as Maurice Le Brun

Allen Jenkins

as Hank Wales

Helen Ware

as Portia DeWitt Brooks

Henry Kolker

as Schuyler Brooks

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Brooks' Lawyer

Irving Bacon

as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

Maurice Black

as Cuban Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

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