Paramount Pictures. The film starred Alan Ladd as Ed [not Ned] Beaumont, Brian Donlevy as Paul Madvig, and Veronica Lake as Janet Henry. The Irish mobster Shad O'Rory, who played a major role in both the novel and the first film adaptation (in which he was portrayed by Robert Gleckler), was replaced in the second film by a Mediterranean mobster, Nick Varna, portrayed by the Maltese actor Joseph Calleia. Though not a direct adaptation, the Coen brothers' 1990 film Miller's Crossing features a similar premise and characters. RadioThe Glass Key was adapted by Howard E. Koch for the March 10, 1939, episode of Orson Welles's CBS Radio series The Campbell Playhouse. The cast included Welles (Paul Madvig), Paul Stewart (Ned Beaumont), Ray Collins (Shad O'Rory), Myron McCormick (Senator Henry), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Madvig), Elspeth Eric (Opal Madvig), Elizabeth Morgan (telephone operator), Everett Sloane (Farr), Howard Smith (Jeff), Laura Baxter (Janet Henry) and Edgar Barrier (Rusty). Another adaptation, by Robert Cenedella, was presented on Hour of Mystery on ABC on July 7, 1946. Kenneth Webb was the director, and Edwin Marshall was the producer. TelevisionThe Glass Key was adapted as part of the Westinghouse Studio One'' television series by screenwriter Worthington Miner and director George Zachary. TV version starred Donald Briggs, Lawrence Fletcher and Jean Carson and was originally broadcast May 11, 1949. References External links A summary and brief review is available from Case Western Reserve University's Department of English. 1931 American novels Novels by Dashiell Hammett American political novels American novels adapted into films Alfred A. Knopf books Hardboiled crime novels Works originally published in Black Mask (magazine) American crime novels