Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947): Cast & Plot
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1947 mystery thriller directed by Lew Landers, starring Phillip Terry as Kenneth Magee, Jacqueline White and Eduardo Ciannelli. It runs 1 hour 4 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 4m (64 min)
- Director
- Lew Landers
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Seven Keys to Baldpate About?
The premise of Seven Keys to Baldpate without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Kenneth Magee, a mystery novelist, wagers he can finish a new story while staying at the isolated, winter‑closed Baldpate Inn. The owner gives him what seems to be the only key to the front door, but six additional keys surface. A nervous blonde guest, a reluctant kiss, and a collection of odd, sometimes unscrupulous characters arrive, causing the inn’s secrets to multiply and the mystery to deepen.
Seven Keys to Baldpate Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- 1940s
- hotel name in title
- deception
- mystery writer
- research
- held at gunpoint
- new england
- reprisal
- retribution
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- treachery
- greed
- sinister caretaker
- prank
- slang
- murder
- hostage
- revenge seeker
- vindication
- sore loser
- set up
- rattling windows
- ruse
- stormy weather
- fear
- grindhouse film
- murder play
- stage thriller
- suspense comedy
- self isolation
- remake
- based on play by same name
- place in title
- woken by phone ringing
- typewriter
- train passenger
- turning off the lights
- train station
- remote setting
- solitude
- off season
- closed for winter
- looking for some peace and quiet
- wager
- telephone switchboard
- hermit
- mystery novelist
- pretending to be uncle and niece
Seven Keys to Baldpate Cast & Characters
Phillip Terry leads the cast as Kenneth Magee, with Jacqueline White as Mary Jordan and Eduardo Ciannelli as Cargan. Directed by Lew Landers; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lew Landers
- Phillip Terry as Kenneth Magee
- Jacqueline White as Mary Jordan
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Cargan
- Tony Barrett as Max Rogers
Also Starring in Seven Keys to Baldpate
· 5 more- Arthur Shields Prof. Bolton
- Jason Robards Sr. Hayden
- Jimmy Conlin Pete the Hermit
- Margaret Lindsay Connie Lane
- Tom Keene Steve Bland
Seven Keys to Baldpate Plot Summary
What happens in Seven Keys to Baldpate from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On a wintery train ride toward Baldpate Inn, Kenneth Magee, a mystery writer, stakes $5,000 that he can spend a whole night there and craft a compelling story. On the platform, a stranger, Mary Jordan, snatches his typed pages and cryptically warns him not to proceed to Baldpate. Believing he has the only key to the inn, he’s taken aback when he finds Cargan waiting inside, insisting he is the caretaker and that the writer wasn’t expected. The inn sits in darkness—no electrical power—so Kenneth chooses to work by an oil lamp and the glow of the fire, turning the quiet into a stage for secrets.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Seven Keys to Baldpate, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Seven Keys to Baldpate?
Seven Keys to Baldpate runs 1 hour 4 minutes (64 minutes).
When was Seven Keys to Baldpate released?
Seven Keys to Baldpate was released on June 5, 1947.
Who directed Seven Keys to Baldpate?
Seven Keys to Baldpate was directed by Lew Landers.
More films by Lew Landers Who is in the cast of Seven Keys to Baldpate?
Seven Keys to Baldpate stars Phillip Terry as Kenneth Magee, Jacqueline White as Mary Jordan and Eduardo Ciannelli as Cargan, among 9 credited actors.
Does Seven Keys to Baldpate have a post-credit scene?
No. Seven Keys to Baldpate has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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