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The President's Mystery

53 %|Sep 28, 1936|Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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

Featured Crew

Phil Rosen
Director
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Story
Nathanael West
Screenplay
John Erskine
Story
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Story
Lester Cole
Screenplay
Rupert Hughes
Story
Rita Weiman
Story

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Cast

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Henry Wilcoxon
James Blake
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Betty Furness
Charlotte Brown
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Sidney Blackmer
George Sartos
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Evelyn Brent
Ilka Blake
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Mel Ruick
Andrew
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Wade Boteler
Floyd, the sheriff
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Guy Usher
Police Lieutenant
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Byron Foulger
Supporting Role
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Harry Antrim
Inspector A.R. Lahey
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Edward Hearn
Meeting Moderator (uncredited)
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John Ince
Gorman (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor
Detective (uncredited)
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George Morrell
Bartender (uncredited)
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Harry Harvey
Diner Cashier (uncredited)
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John Harrington
Thug (uncredited)
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John Dilson
Banker (uncredited)
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Theodore Lorch
Townsman (uncredited)
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Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman (uncredited)
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Clifton Young
Townsman (uncredited)