The President's Mystery
5.3
80 minutes
9/28/1936
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
Cast List
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 Floyd, the sheriff
Si Jenks
as Earl
John Wray
as Shane
Guy Usher
as Police Lieutenant
Robert Homans
as Sergeant
Arthur Aylesworth
as Joe Reed
Byron Foulger
as Supporting Role
Harry Antrim
as Inspector A.R. Lahey
Edward Hearn
as Meeting Moderator (uncredited)
John Ince
as Gorman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Detective (uncredited)
George Morrell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Diner Cashier (uncredited)
John Harrington
as Thug (uncredited)
John Dilson
as Banker (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
as Townsman (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
as Townsman (uncredited)
Clifton Young
as Townsman (uncredited)