Seven Keys to Baldpate
Richard Dix plays the perfect part
Genres
Overview
A writer rents what he believes is a deserted lodge in order to complete his novel. But then six other people show up one-by-one, each for reasons of their own.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
73 min
Release Date
1929-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.5
Richard Dix
William Magee
Miriam Seegar
Mary Norton
Margaret Livingston
Myra Thornhill
Lucien Littlefield
Thomas Hayden
Joseph Allen Sr.
Peters
DeWitt Jennings
Jim Cargan
Nella Walker
Irene Rhodes
Carleton Macy
Chief Kennedy
Alan Roscoe
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Crauford Kent
Hal Bentley
Harvey Clark
Elijah Quimby
Edith Yorke
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