sentences:  In August 1934 Paramount announced Frank Tuttle would direct George Raft in an adaptation of "The Glass Key".Elissa Landi was once announced for the female lead before being replaced by Claire Dodd.Filming started 25 February 1035/
  
  Writing for "The Spectator", Graham Greene described the film as "unimaginatively gangster" and grouped it with the contemporary comedy "No More Ladies" to describe both as "second rate" and "transient".