The French Key

{{short description|1946 film by Walter Colmes}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The French Key

| image = The French Key poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Walter Colmes

| producer = Walter Colmes

| screenplay = Frank Gruber

| starring = Albert Dekker
Mike Mazurki
Evelyn Ankers
John Eldredge
Frank Fenton
Selmer Jackson

| music = Alexander Laszlo

| cinematography = Jockey Arthur Feindel

| editing = Robert Jahns

| studio = Republic Pictures

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1946|5|18}}

| runtime = 64 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75652/the-french-key |title=The French Key (1946) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=1995-12-06 |access-date=2015-11-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/92339/The-French-Key/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120115153/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/92339/The-French-Key/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-11-20 |title=The-French-Key - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-11-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24785 |title=The French Key |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-20}}