Seven Keys to Baldpate

19291929
1h 12m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Miriam Seegar in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

Comedy Mystery Thriller

A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange thing... Read allA writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

366

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Director
- Reginald Barker
Writers
- Earl Derr Biggers(novel)
- George M. Cohan(play)
- Jane Murfin(adaptation)
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Trivia
Magee's bet of $5000 is equivalent to about $75,000 in 2019.

Goofs
When Myra (aka Miss Brown) is talking with Magee and gets interrupted by Mary and Mrs. Rhodes; Myra walks toward the bottom of the staircase to confront Mary and Mrs. Rhodes. But on the following shot; Myra repeats the same action of walking toward the bottom of the staircase to confront Mary and Mrs. Rhodes.

Quotes
Mary Norton: Oh, William Halliwell Magee? Do you know, I've read every book you ever wrote.
Thomas Hayden: Oh, my gosh!
Mary Norton: And loved every one of them.
William Halliwell Magee: [Magee has been pooh-poohing the idea of love at first sight until introduced to Mary Norton] You're wonderful. I mean... uh... that's wonderful.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Birth of a Titan (1987)

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3/10

A good ending, but otherwise a dreary and forgettable early Talkie

Many of the early "Talkies" were very, very stilted and looked like stage productions. Typically, they had little action and people talked way too much--trying to show off the latest innovation (sound). As a result, most of the early Talkies were actually pretty poor films and tough to watch today. This film is a wonderful example of an early lousy Talkie. Richard Dix is the only one in the film with any energy in his delivery. Otherwise, they all sound like they are in a High School play--delivering stilted dialog in a very stilted manner. And instead of acting to show the plot progressing, the actors just talked and talked and talked!! Because of this I was bored stiff and really had to force myself to keep watching. Additionally, it was really hard to enjoy the film because the plot, up until the excellent ending, was terrible--something that some chimps might be able to replicate or even surpass had they been allowed to write the movie!!!

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