The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery is a 1936 American film directed by Phil Rosen.
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| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Produced by | Burt Kelly (associate producer) Nat Levine (producer) Albert E. Levoy (executive producer) |
| Written by | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (story concept) Samuel Hopkins Adams (story) Lester Cole (screenplay) John Erskine (story) Rupert Hughes (story) Fulton Oursler (story) S.S. Van Dine (story) Rita Weiman (story) Nathanael West (screenplay) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
Release date | September 28, 1936 |
Running time | 80 minutes 53 minutes (edited US version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film is also known as One for All in the United Kingdom.
Plot summary
The film deals with a "problem Mr. Roosevelt submitted . . . whether it was possible for a man, weary of faithless friends and a wasted life, to convert a $5,000,000 estate into cash, disappear and start anew in some worth-while activity."
(cited from The New York Times – Monday, April 16, 2012)
Cast
- Henry Wilcoxon as James Blake
- Betty Furness as Charlotte Brown
- Sidney Blackmer as George Sartos
- Evelyn Brent as Ilka Blake
- Barnett Parker as Roger
- Mel Ruick as Andrew
- Wade Boteler as Sheriff
- John Wray as Shane
- Guy Usher as Police Lieutenant
- Robert Homans as Sergeant
- Si Jenks as Earl
- Arthur Aylesworth as Joe Reed
gollark: The neural networks?
gollark: Maybe pypy would help.
gollark: What do you mean "too good"?
gollark: ????
gollark: Stop reiterating.
External links
- The President's Mystery on IMDb
- The President's Mystery is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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