Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917 film)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Lobby poster with likenesses of George M. Cohan and Elda Furry
Directed byHugh Ford
Written byEarl Derr Biggers (novel)
Based onSeven Keys to Baldpate
1913 play
by George M. Cohan
Produced byGeorge M. Cohan
StarringGeorge M. Cohan
Anna Q. Nilsson
CinematographyNed Van Buren
Lewis W. Physioc
Distributed byArtcraft Pictures
Release date
  • October 17, 1917 (1917-10-17) (United States)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The full film

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.[1] The film is based on Cohan's 1913 play of the 1913 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.[2]

Seven Keys to Baldpate is an extant film with much home video availability.[3][4]

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Seven Keys to Baldpate
  2. ^ League, The Broadway. "Seven Keys to Baldpate – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB". ibdb.com.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Seven Keys to Baldpate at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Seven Keys to Baldpate