Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1916)

A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.

Date of release
1916-05-24
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Director
Monte Luke

Casting

Interesting facts

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke for J. C. Williamson's. It was the first film adaptation of the popular play by George M. Cohan which had toured Australia successfully in 1914 with Fred Niblo. There were later versions of the story in 1917, 1925, 1929, 1935 and 1947.

Production

This was the film version of the fourth and final stage adaptation from J. C. Williamson Studios. Unlike the others the bulk of it was not shot at J. C. Williamsons studio facility but in the Theatre Royal. It is most likely this was because only the Theatre Royal was large enough to fit the set.

It was announced on 1 June 1916 that the screenplay had been completed and Dorothy Brunton was to star.

This was the first of only two film appearances by popular stage star Dorothy Brunton. She and co star Fred Maguire were appearing in musical comedies in the evening at Her Majesty's Theatre while filming during the day.

Monte Luke had taken publicity stills of the Australian 1914-15 production of the play.

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended