Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1917

1917 in film

The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

 silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 film mystery produced by George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

George Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....

 and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount

Paramount Pictures

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. It is based on Cohan's play

Seven Keys to Baldpate (play)

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1913 play by George M. Cohan based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers.-Synopsis:Novelist Billy McGee makes a bet that he can write a 10,000 word story within 24 hours. He retires to a summer mountain resort in the dead of winter and locks himself in, believing he has the...

 of the novel by Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for adaptations of his novels, especially those featuring the Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan.-Biography:...

. Cohan himself stars in this silent version along with Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish born American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.-Background:...

 and Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as many of Hopper's columns.-Early life:...

, billed under her real name Elda Furry. One version of the play preceded this movie in 1916

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1916 film)

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke for J.C. Williamson Ld. It was the first film adaptation of the popular play by George M. Cohan which had toured Australia successfully in 1914 with Fred Niblo. There were later versions of the story in 1917, 1925, 1930,...

 and numerous versions followed in the succeeding decades such as the early RKO talkie starring Richard Dix

Richard Dix

Richard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...

. This film is extant.

Cast

• George M. Cohan
  George M. Cohan
  George Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....
  
   - George Washington Magee
• Anna Q. Nilsson
  Anna Q. Nilsson
  Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish born American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.-Background:...
  
   - Mary Norton
• Hedda Hopper
  Hedda Hopper
  Hedda Hopper was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as many of Hopper's columns.-Early life:...
  
   - Myra Thornhill (* as Elda Furry)
• Corene Uzzell - Mrs. Rhodes
• Joseph W. Smiley - Mayor Cargan
• Armand Cortes - Lou Max
• Warren Cook - Thomas Hayden (* as C. Warren Cook)
• Purnell Pratt
  Purnell Pratt
  Purnell Pratt was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1914 and 1941.He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* On with the Show...
  
   - John Bland
• Frank Losee - Hall Bentley
• Eric Hudson - Peter the Hermit
• Carleton Macy - Police Chief Kennedy
• Paul Everton - Langdon
• Russell Bassett - Quimby
• Robert Dudley
  Robert Dudley (actor)
  Robert Dudley , born Robert Y. Dudley in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a dentist turned film character actor who, in his 35-year career, appeared in over 115 films.-Career:...
  
   - Clerk

External Links

• Seven Keys to Baldpate at IMDb.com
• Complete film at Internet Archive
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• Seven Keys to Baldpate; allrovi.com/ synopsis
• Seven Keys to Baldpate lobby poster