The President's Mystery (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
Henry Wilcoxon
James Blake
Betty Furness
Charlotte Brown
Sidney Blackmer
George Sartos
Evelyn Brent
Ilka Blake
Barnett Parker
Roger
Wade Boteler
Floyd, the sheriff
Si Jenks
Earl
John Wray
Shane
Guy Usher
Police Lieutenant
Robert Homans
Sergeant
Arthur Aylesworth
Joe Reed
Byron Foulger
Supporting Role
Harry Antrim
Inspector A.R. Lahey
Edward Hearn
Meeting Moderator (uncredited)
John Ince
Gorman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Detective (uncredited)
George Morrell
Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Diner Cashier (uncredited)
John Harrington
Thug (uncredited)Recommendations
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