George M. Cohan
George Washington Magee
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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.
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.
Seven Keys to Baldpate: Directed by Lew Landers. With Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Margaret Lindsay. A mystery writer gets caught up in a real mystery when he accepts a bet to write a book at Baldpate, a remote inn.
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.
Ignoring Mary's advice, Magee, who has wagered Bentley, Baldpate's owner, $5,000 that he can write a mystery in twenty-four hours, makes his way to the darkened inn. There he is greeted by Cargan, a sinister-looking man who claims to be the caretaker.
1h 5m. IMDb RATING. 6.0 /10. 126. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Mystery Thriller. A writer bets a friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The friends takes the bet, and gives him the keys to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A mystery writer runs into the real thing when he holes up at a deserted inn. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Hamilton. Director. Gene Raymond. Magee. Margaret Callahan. Mary Norton, alias of Mary Johnson. Eric Blore. Professor Bolton, alias of Harrison. Grant Mitchell. Hayden.
