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Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1913 play by George M. Cohan based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. The dramatization was one of Cohan's most innovative plays. It baffled some audiences and critics but became a hit, running for nearly a year in New York, another year in Chicago and receiving later revivals; Cohan starred in the 1935 revival.
- Earl Derr Biggers
- 1913
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White and Eduardo Ciannelli. It is the sixth film based on the popular 1913 play of the same name.
A comedy-thriller about a writer who takes a bet to write a novel in 24 hours at a remote inn, but faces a series of distractions and dangers. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Lew Landers
- 1947-06-05
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1913 novel by Earl Derr Biggers. A bestseller, it was adapted by George M. Cohan into a play, which in turn was adapted several times for film, radio and TV. The plot of the novel differs from the play in many respects. The setting was based on the real Baldpate Mountain.
A comedy mystery thriller film based on a play by George M. Cohan, who also stars as a writer who takes a bet to write a novel in a secluded inn. The film features a cast of characters with various motives and secrets, and a plot full of twists and turns.
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- Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
- Hugh Ford
- 1917-10-17
A 1935 comedy-mystery film based on a novel and a play by Earl Derr Biggers and George M. Cohan. A mystery writer stays at a deserted inn and faces a real crime plot.
When mystery writer Kenneth Magee disembarks at the Asquewan Junction train station during a driving blizzard, attractive Mary Jordan warns him not to go to Baldpate Inn, where he is planning to write his latest book.
