Key to the City (1950)

6.5/10 101 min Comedy Romance

Overview

At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan

Cast

Clark Gable

Steve Fisk

Loretta Young

Clarissa Standish

Frank Morgan

Fire Chief Duggan

Marilyn Maxwell

Shelia the 'Atom' Dancer

Raymond Burr

Les Taggart

James Gleason

Sergeant Hogan

Lewis Stone

Judge Silas Standish

Raymond Walburn

Mayor Billy Butler

Pamela Britton

Miss Unconscious

Clinton Sundberg

Mark Mont Desk Clerk

Marion Martin

Emmy

Bert Freed

Emmy's Husband

Emory Parnell

Council Chairman

Clara Blandick

Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Ruth Clifford

Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)

Jack Elam

Councilman (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)

Marvin Kaplan

Francis - Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

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