Clue of the Silver Key is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Gerard Glaister and starring Bernard Lee, Lyndon Brook and Finlay Currie. The screenplay was by Philip Mackie based on the 1930 Edgar Wallace novel of the same title. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
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Cast
Bernard Lee as Superintendent Meredith
Lyndon Brook as Gerry Domford
Finlay Currie as Harvey Lane
Jennifer Daniel as Mary Lane
Patrick Cargill as Binny
Derrick Sherwin as Quigley
Anthony Sharp as Mike Hennessey
Stanley Morgan as Sergeant Anson
Sam Kydd as Tickler
Harold Scott as Crow
John Kidd as Mr. Hardwick
Robert Sansom as police doctor
Patricia Haines as policewoman
Eve Eden as secretary
Clifford Earl as detective
Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Smooth staging, a straightforward whodunit plot line, a touch of humour and a strong cast headed by Bernard Lee's painstaking police investigator make this one of the better Edgar Wallace thrillers."