Seven Keys to Baldpate
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1917 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Thriller, Mystery |
| Director | Hugh Ford |
| Runtime | 65 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.4/10 (8 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its mystery by contrasting promised solitude with escalating chaos, relying on the confined space of the inn to amplify every creak and whisper. Each new key-holder shatters the writer's—and viewer's—assumptions, transforming a simple wager into a nest of secrets.
What lingers after the final key turns is the cleverness of a plot that locks its audience in a game of perception. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Hugh Ford
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Watch alone at night, where every house sound becomes a potential intruder.
🎭 Cast
George M. Cohan
George Washington Magee
Anna Q. Nilsson
Mary Norton
Hedda Hopper
Myra Thornhill (as Elda Furry)
Corene Uzzell
Mrs. Rhodes
Joseph W. Smiley
Mayor Cargan
Armand Cortes
Lou Max
Warren Cook
Thomas Hayden (as C. Warren Cook)
Purnell Pratt
John Bland
Frank Losee
Hall Bentley
Eric Hudson
Peter the Hermit
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