Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925 film)
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Douglas MacLean |
| Written by |
Wade Boteler (scenario) Frank Griffin (scenario) |
| Based on |
Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (novel) and George M. Cohan (play) |
| Starring | Douglas MacLean |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | October 19, 1925 |
Running time | 66 minutes; 7 reels (6,648 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a lost 1925 American silent film based on the mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers and play by George M. Cohan. Previously made by Paramount in 1917, this version was produced by and stars Douglas MacLean. Out of seven film adaptations of the story made between 1916 and 1983, this version is the only one that is now lost.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Douglas MacLean - William Magee
- Edith Roberts - Mary Norton
- Anders Randolf - J. K. Norton
- Crauford Kent - Bentley
- Ned Sparks - Bland
- William Orlamond - The Hermit
- Wade Boteler - Cargan
- Eddie Sturgis - Lou Max
- Betty Francisco - Myra Thornhill
- Mayme Kelso - Mrs. Rhodes
- Fred Kelsey - Sheriff
- Fred Lockney - Quimby
- Edith Yorke - Mrs. Quimby
Critical reception
In The New York Times, Mordaunt Hall wrote, "Douglas MacLean, who relies a great deal upon his eyes and his teeth in acting, is only moderately amusing in the film conception of "Seven Keys to Baldpate," which is at the Rivoli this week. This does not seem to be as good a vehicle for him as "The Yankee Consul" and other productions in which he has figured. There are long stretches without much in the way of genuine fun, and Mr. MacLean is rather stiff and his clothes are much too well pressed. He looks as if he had come to life from a man's fashion advertisement, without a characterizing crease."[4]
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Seven Keys to Baldpate at silentera.com
- ↑ Seven Keys to Baldpate at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1925
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D07E0DA1339EF32A25750C0A9679D946495D6CF
External links
- Seven Keys to Baldpate on IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis; Seven Keys to Baldpate
- Douglas MacLean Swedish movie poster for Seven Keys to Baldpate
- Biggers, Earl Derr, Seven Keys to Baldpate, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925 photoplay edition illustrated with several stills from the Paramount Pictures film