| Seven Keys to Baldpate | |
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| Directed by | Monte Luke |
| Written by | Alex C. Butler |
| Based on | play by George M. Cohan from the novel by Earl Derr Biggers |
| Starring | Dorothy Brunton Charles Villers Alex C. Butler |
| Cinematography | Maurice Bertel |
| Release date(s) | 1916 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Monte Luke for J.C. Williamson Ld. It was the first film adaptation of the popular play by George M. Cohan which had toured Australia successfully in 1914 with Fred Niblo. There were later versions of the story in 1917, 1925, 1930, 1935 and 1947.
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A novelist makes a bet he can complete a book within 24 hours. He goes to write it at a mountain resort which he thinks is deserted but is disturbed by a series of visitors.
After production finished, Williamson sent Monte Luke to Hollywood to study production. After witnessing filming on Intolerance (1916), Luke returned to Australia and recommended that Williamson abandon film production, which he did.[1]
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