The President's Mystery (1936)

  • NR
  • 09/28/1936 (US)
  • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 20m

The thriller that speaks right out!

Overview

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

Phil Rosen

Director

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Story

Samuel Hopkins Adams

Story

Lester Cole

Screenplay

John Erskine

Story

Rupert Hughes

Story

Nathanael West

Screenplay

Rita Weiman

Story

Cast

Henry Wilcoxon's headshot

Henry Wilcoxon

James Blake
Betty Furness's headshot

Betty Furness

Charlotte Brown
Sidney Blackmer's headshot

Sidney Blackmer

George Sartos
Evelyn Brent's headshot

Evelyn Brent

Ilka Blake
Barnett Parker's headshot

Barnett Parker

Roger
Mel Ruick's headshot

Mel Ruick

Andrew
Wade Boteler's headshot

Wade Boteler

Floyd, the sheriff
Si Jenks's headshot

Si Jenks

Earl

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