Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929 film)
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for film | |
| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Produced by | Louis Sarecky |
| Written by | Jane Murfin |
| Based on |
play by George M. Cohan adapted from novel by Earl Derr Biggers |
| Starring | Richard Dix |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $251,000[2] |
| Box office | $517,000[2] |
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1930 sound film produced and distributed through RKO Pictures. It was the first sound film of the Earl Derr Biggers novel/ George M. Cohan play Seven Keys to Baldpate.[3][4] While the film had a premiere on Christmas Day, 1929, its official release was not until the following month.[5]
Cast
- Richard Dix - William Halliwell Magee
- Miriam Seegar - Mary Norton
- Margaret Livingston - Myra Thornhill
- Lucien Littlefield - Thomas Hayden
- Joseph Allen Sr. - Peters, the Hermit
- DeWitt Jennings - Mayor Jim Cargan
- Nella Walker - Mrs. Irene Rhodes
- Carleton Macy - Police Chief Kennedy
- Alan Roscoe - Bland
- Crauford Kent - Hal Bentley
- Harvey Clark - Elijah Quimby
- Edith Yorke - Mrs. Quimby
Reception
The film made a profit of $100,000.[2] The play was filmed several times by RKO.
References
- ↑ "Seven Keys to Baldpate: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
- ↑ Seven Keys to baldpate at silentera.com
- ↑ Seven Keys to Baldpate 1913 original and 1935 revival Broadway productions; IBDb.com
- ↑ Jewell, Richard B.; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House. p. 24. ISBN 0-517-546566.
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