y separately published work icon Seven Keys to Baldpate (International) assertion single work   drama   humour   mystery  
Issue Details: First known date: 1913... 1913 Seven Keys to Baldpate
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form y separately published work icon Seven Keys to Baldpate Alex C. Butler , ( dir. Monte Luke ) Australia : J. C. Williamson's Ltd , 1916 7696960 1916 single work film/TV humour mystery

An author makes a bet that he can complete a novel in twenty-four hours, and isolates himself in a mountain resort in order to write. But he is interrupted by a series of visitors.

Notes

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate is included in AustLit because of an Australian-written adaptation.
  • The 1916 Australian film was the first filmed version of this play, which was filmed (for cinema and television) a further eight times.
  • The play is based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers.

Production Details

  • First performed on Broadway in 1913.

    First performed in Australia for Fred Niblo's highly successful 1914 tour.

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