The President's Mystery (1936)
The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
Director:
Phil Rosen
Writers:
Nathanael West, Lester Cole.
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Henry Wilcoxon as James Blake |
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Betty Furness as Charlotte Brown |
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Sidney Blackmer as George Sartos |
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Evelyn Brent as Ilka Blake |
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Barnett Parker as Roger |
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Mel Ruick as Andrew |
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Wade Boteler as Floyd, the sheriff |
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Si Jenks as Earl |
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John Wray as Shane |
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Guy Usher as Police Lieutenant |
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Robert Homans as Sergeant |
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Arthur Aylesworth as Joe Reed |
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Byron Foulger as Supporting Role |
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Harry Antrim as Inspector A.R. Lahey |
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Edward Hearn as Meeting Moderator (uncredited) |
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John Ince as Gorman (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Detective (uncredited) |
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George Morrell as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Harry Harvey as Diner Cashier (uncredited) |
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John Harrington as Thug (uncredited) |
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John Dilson as Banker (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Horace B. Carpenter as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Clifton Young as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Roy Barcroft as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Clem Bevans as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Lee Ford as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Max Hoffman Jr. as Phony Townsman (uncredited) |
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June Johnson as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) |
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Lydia Knott as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) |
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Mira McKinney as Phony Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Fred Parker as Townsman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Phil Rosen | Director |
| Writing | Nathanael West | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Story |
| Writing | Samuel Hopkins Adams | Story |
| Writing | Rupert Hughes | Story |
| Writing | John Erskine | Story |
| Writing | Lester Cole | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rita Weiman | Story |
| Production | Burt Kelly | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nat Levine | Producer |
| Production | Albert E. Levoy | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernest Miller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eloise | Costume Design |
