Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935 film)
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Directed byWilliam Hamilton
Edward Killy
Charles Kerr (assistant)
Edward Killy
Charles Kerr (assistant)
Written byAnthony Veiller
Wallace Smith
Wallace Smith
Based onSeven Keys to Baldpate
by Earl Derr Biggers (1913 novel) and George M. Cohan (1913 play)
by Earl Derr Biggers (1913 novel) and George M. Cohan (1913 play)
Produced byWilliam Sistrom (associate producer)
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Hamilton Edward Killy Charles Kerr (assistant) |
| Written by | Anthony Veiller Wallace Smith |
| Based on | Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (1913 novel) and George M. Cohan (1913 play) |
| Produced by | William Sistrom (associate producer) |
| Starring | Gene Raymond Eric Blore |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse (as Robert de Grasse) |
| Edited by | Desmond Marquette |
| Music by | Alberto Colombo (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | RKO |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1935 American comedy mystery film directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy and starring Gene Raymond and Eric Blore.[1] It is one of several filmed versions based on the popular 1913 play.[2]
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.
Cast
- Gene Raymond as Magee
- Margaret Callahan as Mary Norton, alias of Mary Johnson
- Eric Blore as Professor Bolton, alias of Harrison
- Grant Mitchell as Thomas Hayden
- Moroni Olsen as Jim Cargan
- Erin O'Brien-Moore as Mrs. Hayden, alias of Myra
- Henry Travers as Adlebert Peters
- Walter Brennan as Station agent
- Ray Mayer as Bland
- Erville Alderson as Chief of police
- Murray Alper as Max
- Harry Beresford as Lige Quimby
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Quimby