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The Keyhole is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Curtiz released in USA on 25 march 1933 with Kay Francis
The Keyhole (1933)
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Add to a movie listThe Keyhole is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz.
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This script must be run from the command lineActors
Kay Francis
(Anne Vallee Brooks)
George Brent
(Neil Davis)
Glenda Farrell
(Dot)
Monroe Owsley
(Maurice Le Brun)
Allen Jenkins
(Hank Wales)
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