Drama ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 20m

The President's Mystery

Director

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

Crew

Ernest Miller — Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson — Editor Hugo Riesenfeld — Original Music Composer Nathanael West — Screenplay Lester Cole — Screenplay Franklin D. Roosevelt — Story

Tagline

The thriller that speaks right out!

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes

disappearance millionaire

Key Collaborators

Phil Rosen Director Ernest Miller Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson Editor Hugo Riesenfeld Original Music Composer Nathanael West Screenplay Lester Cole Screenplay Franklin D. Roosevelt Story Samuel Hopkins Adams Story Rupert Hughes Story John Erskine Story Rita Weiman Story Nat Levine Producer

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