Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929 film)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
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Directed byReginald Barker
Written byJane Murfin
Based onSeven Keys to Baldpate
by Earl Derr Biggers (1913 novel) and George M. Cohan (1913 play)
Produced byLouis Sarecky
StarringRichard Dix
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release dates
  • December 25, 1929 (1929-12-25) (New York City)
  • January 12, 1930 (1930-01-12) (United States)[1]
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$251,000[2]
Box office$517,000[2]

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1929 American pre-Code sound film[3] produced and distributed through RKO Pictures. It was the first sound film based on the 1913 Earl Derr Biggers novel/ George M. Cohan play Seven Keys to Baldpate, following three different silent film versions (1916, 1917 and 1925).[3][4][5] The film had its premiere on Christmas Day, 1929 in New York City, and its official release was the following month.[6]

  1. ^ "Seven Keys to Baldpate: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
  3. ^ a b Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  4. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
  5. ^ League, The Broadway. "Seven Keys to Baldpate – Broadway Show – Play - IBDB". ibdb.com.
  6. ^ Jewell, Richard B.; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House. p. 24. ISBN 0-517-546566.