Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935 film)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
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	13 December 1935 (US);
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]

Plot

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

Reception

The critic from The Washington Post said he could think of no two actors less alike than Gene Raymond and Richard Dix (who starred in the 1929 film version), apart from George Arliss and Harpo Marx, and said the film was a "sturdy old warhorse";^[3] while Variety wrote, "Too much conversation and too little action makes this mystery comedy, old stage success, only fairly amusing."^[4]

References

^ "Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)". Archived from the original on November 16, 2017.
^ "Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
^ "Seven Keys to Baldpate," Introducing New Actress, Opens at Keith's Tomorrow: Raymond Stars In Role First Done by Cohan Has Been Made 4 Times; Lela Moore's Ace Stunt; About the Showshops. By Nelson B. Bell.. The Washington Post (1923-1954) [Washington, D.C] December 9, 1935: 13.
^ Pitts, Michael R. (April 28, 2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929–1956. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616834 – via Google Books.

External links

Seven Keys to Baldpate at IMDb
Seven Keys to Baldpate at TCMDB
Seven Keys to Baldpate at AllMovie
Seven Keys to Baldpate at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)". Archived from the original on November 16, 2017.

[2] "Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.

[3] "Seven Keys to Baldpate," Introducing New Actress, Opens at Keith's Tomorrow: Raymond Stars In Role First Done by Cohan Has Been Made 4 Times; Lela Moore's Ace Stunt; About the Showshops. By Nelson B. Bell.. The Washington Post (1923-1954) [Washington, D.C] December 9, 1935: 13.

[4] Pitts, Michael R. (April 28, 2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929–1956. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616834 – via Google Books.

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Play	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913)
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