"The Keyhole" starred Kay Francis which tells me just about all I need to know. She's either going to be the mistress to some married guy or she'll be married with a lover.
It began with her surreptitiously meeting a man named Maurice Le Brun (Monroe Owsley). Right away I figured she was married and stepping out on her husband with Maurice. Then it was revealed that Maurice was blackmailing Anne Vallee (pronounced val-lay) Brooks (Kay Francis), but why? Most likely because she'd been caught with another man, but I'd have to wait to find out.
It turns out that she used to be married to Maurice and he never granted her a divorce, yet she was now married to Schuyler (pronounced "skyler") Brooks (Henry Kolker). If she didn't give Maurice $50,000 he'd spill her secret.
After seeing Schuyler I knew that Ann was bound to leave him. He was an older, unattractive man. His only asset was his wealth and that doesn't mean a whole heckuva lot in a romance. So, who would Ann cheat on Schuyler with?
Ann wanted to go to Cuba to get her marriage with Maurice annulled thereby breaking his hold over her, but she couldn't tell Schuyler. She asked Schuyler for permission to go to Cuba alone and he granted it to her, but he also sent a private detective along to spy on her. He didn't know why she wanted to go to Cuba, but he was highly suspicious of her.
Once I saw the private dick I had all the data I needed. The private eye was a young, handsome man named Neil Davis (George Brent) and he had "love maker" written all over his face. The rest of the movie was just a matter of how and when they were going to hook up, not a matter of if.
"The Keyhole," even with the blackmail twist, was still another Kay Francis, society romance piece which is old hat. It's still stuffy people in suits and gowns drinking copiously and spending their time entertaining or being entertained.
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