Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929 film)

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Seven Keys to Baldpate
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Promotional poster for film
Directed by Reginald Barker
Produced by Louis Sarecky
Written by Jane Murfin
Based on play by George M. Cohan
adapted from novel by Earl Derr Biggers
Starring Richard Dix
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release dates
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  • December 25, 1929 (1929-12-25) ( Premiere-New York City)
  • January 12, 1930 (1930-01-12) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
72 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $251,000[2]
Box office $517,000[2]

Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1930 sound film produced and distributed through RKO Pictures. It was the first sound film of the Earl Derr Biggers novel/ George M. Cohan play Seven Keys to Baldpate.[3][4] While the film had a premiere on Christmas Day, 1929, its official release was not until the following month.[5]

Cast

Reception

The film made a profit of $100,000.[2] The play was filmed several times by RKO.

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
  3. Seven Keys to baldpate at silentera.com
  4. Seven Keys to Baldpate 1913 original and 1935 revival Broadway productions; IBDb.com
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