The Key

He had the life expectancy of a match.

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.

Drama Romance War

William Holden

(Capt. David Ross)

Sophia Loren

Trevor Howard

(Capt. Chris Ford)

Bernard Lee

Oskar Homolka

Kieron Moore

Noel Purcell

Bryan Forbes

Beatrix Lehmann

Rupert Davies

Russell Waters

Sidney Vivian

Irene Handl

John Crawford

(American Captain)

Jameson Clark

(English Captain)

Guy Standeven

(Policeman (uncredited))

Keith Faulkner

(Signalman (uncredited))

Michael Caine

(Seaman (uncredited))

Bart Allison

(Seaman on W88 (uncredited))

Belita

(Canteen Hostess (uncredited))

Pauline Chamberlain

(Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited))

Keith Faulkner

(Seaman on W88 (uncredited))

Renée Houston

(Canteen Worker (uncredited))

Aileen Lewis

(Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited))

Richard Neller

(Officer in Operations Room (uncredited))

Ernie Rice

(Officer in Operations Room (uncredited))

Robert Rietti

(Dubbing (voice) (uncredited))

John Tatham

(Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited))

Reg Thomason

(Soldier at Dance (uncredited))