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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 film adaptation of George M. Cohan's play about a mystery writer who takes a bet to write a novel at a remote inn. The film features Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Conlin and others, but is considered weaker than previous versions by some critics.
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- Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Lew Landers
- 1947-06-05
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
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 1947 suspense comedy 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.
Mystery writer Kenneth Magee bets a friend that he can complete his newest book in the quiet of Baldpate, a remote, shuttered inn isolated by New England snows. His friend sends Mary Jordan there with orders to keep Magee from winning the bet, and she begins by stealing his manuscript.
