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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.
Dec 30, 2020 · A popular novel in 1913, and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as a hit Broadway stage play of the same name. Cohan starred in the 1917 film version, one of seven film versions of the play, and a 1935 revival.
Jan 2, 2010 · There are, aside from his own, but seven keys in all to the various doors of Baldpate Inn. Four are here represented. It is hardly likely that the other three will send delegates, and if they should, you have but a slim chance for kings and poets.
