Seven Keys to Baldpate
Brief Synopsis
Peace and quiet elude a writer hiding away in a mysterious country inn.
Cast & Crew
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Reginald Barker
Director
Richard Dix
William Magee
Miriam Seegar
Mary Norton
Crauford Kent
Hal Bentley
Margaret Livingston
Myra Thornhill
Joseph Allen
Peters
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
12,
1930
Premiere Information
New York opening: 25 Dec 1929
Production Company
RKO Productions
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (Indianapolis, 1913).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,742ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
In a New York club, Hal Bentley, owner of the Baldpate Inn, bets successful writer William Hallowell Magee the sum of $5,000 that he cannot write a book in twenty-four hours while holed up in the Baldpate Inn, which is closed for the winter. Although he Magee is told that there is only one key to the inn, his solitude is soon interrupted by six more visitors, each with his own key. First reporter Mary Norton, with whom Magee is in love, shows up, followed by a crooked mayor, a gangster carrying a $200,000 bribe, a local hermit and the police. Although the police chief tries to steal the money and flee to Canada, the hermit throws the cash into the fire. Finally, Bentley appears and confesses that all of the intruders are actors he hired in order to divert the author and win the bet. Soon after, however, Magee finishes his book and it is revealed that all of the preceeding events have been a fantasy written into the plot. Later, Bentley and Mary return to visit.
Director
Reginald Barker
Director
Cast
Richard Dix
William Magee
Miriam Seegar
Mary Norton
Crauford Kent
Hal Bentley
Margaret Livingston
Myra Thornhill
Joseph Allen
Peters
Lucien Littlefield
Thomas Hayden
De Witt Jennings
Mayor Cargan
Carleton Macy
Kennedy
Nella Walker
Mrs. Rhodes
Joe Herbert
Max
Alan Roscoe
Bland
Harvey Clark
Elijah Quimby
Edith Yorke
Mrs. Quimby
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
12,
1930
Premiere Information
New York opening: 25 Dec 1929
Production Company
RKO Productions
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (Indianapolis, 1913).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,742ft
(8 reels)
Articles
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Peace and quiet elude a writer hiding away in a mysterious country inn.
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Peace and quiet elude a writer hiding away in a mysterious country inn.
