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Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1917 American silent mystery/thriller film produced by George M. Cohan and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. The film is based on Cohan's play of the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Cohan himself stars in this silent version along with Anna Q. Nilsson and Hedda Hopper, billed under her real name Elda Furry. One version of the play preceded this movie in 1916 and numerous versions followed in the succeeding decades such as the early RKO talkie starring Richard Dix.Seven Keys to Baldpate is an extant film with much home video availability.
Original Release
10/17/1917
US Release
10/17/1917
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Mary Norton |
| Hedda Hopper | Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry) / Myra Thornhill |
| Corene Uzzell | Mrs. Rhodes |
| Joseph W. Smiley | Mayor Cargan |
| Armand Cortes | Lou Max |
| Warren Cook | Thomas Hayden (as C. Warren Cook) / Thomas Hayden |
| Purnell Pratt | John Bland |
| Frank Losee | Hall Bentley |
| Eric Hudson | Peter the Hermit / Peter - the Hermit |
| Carleton Macy | Police Chief Kennedy |
Directors
Writers
George M. Cohan, Earl Derr Biggers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Mary Norton |
| Hedda Hopper | Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry) / Myra Thornhill |
| Corene Uzzell | Mrs. Rhodes |
| Joseph W. Smiley | Mayor Cargan |
| Armand Cortes | Lou Max |
| Warren Cook | Thomas Hayden (as C. Warren Cook) / Thomas Hayden |
| Purnell Pratt | John Bland |
| Frank Losee | Hall Bentley |
| Eric Hudson | Peter the Hermit / Peter - the Hermit |
| Carleton Macy | Police Chief Kennedy |
| Paul Everton | Langdon |
| Russell Bassett | Quimby |
| Robert Dudley | Clerk |
| George M. Cohan | George Washington Magee |
