16 October 1917 Thriller, Mystery 65 mins
A writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The publisher takes the bet, and gives him the "only key" to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion. Things start heating up, though, when a succession of people who also have keys to the inn begin showing up.
Watch the official Seven Keys to Baldpate 1917 trailer in HD below.
George M. Cohan as George Washington Magee
Anna Q. Nilsson as Mary Norton
Hedda Hopper as Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)
Corene Uzzell as Mrs. Rhodes
Joseph W. Smiley as Mayor Cargan
Armand Cortes as Lou Max
Warren Cook as Thomas Hayden (as C. Warren Cook)
Purnell Pratt as John Bland
Frank Losee as Hall Bentley
Eric Hudson as Peter the Hermit
Carleton Macy as Police Chief Kennedy
Paul Everton as Langdon
Russell Bassett as Quimby
Robert Dudley as Clerk
United States 16 October 1917
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