Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)
A writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The publisher takes the bet, and gives him the "only key" to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion. Things start heating up, though, when a succession of people who also have keys to the inn begin showing up.
Casting
- George M. Cohan — George Washington Magee
- Anna Q. Nilsson — Mary Norton
- Hedda Hopper — Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)
- Corene Uzzell — Mrs. Rhodes
- Joseph W. Smiley — Mayor Cargan
- Armand Cortes — Lou Max
- Warren Cook — Thomas Hayden (as C. Warren Cook)
- Purnell Pratt — John Bland
- Frank Losee — Hall Bentley
- Eric Hudson — Peter the Hermit
- Carleton Macy — Police Chief Kennedy
- Paul Everton — Langdon
Interesting facts
- Based on: Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1917 American silent mystery/thriller film produced by George M. Cohan and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. The film is based on Cohan's 1913 play of the 1913 novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Cohan himself stars in this silent version along with Anna Q. Nilsson and Hedda Hopper, billed under her real name Elda Furry. One version of the play preceded this movie in 1916 and numerous versions followed in the succeeding decades such as the early RKO talkie starring Richard Dix.
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