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Toddhw pulp novelist william magee has made a bet with the owner of baldpate inn that he can write a serious novel in 24 hours. It is the sixth film based on the popular play of the same name. This time out its phillip terry playing author kenneth magee who agree to take a bet that he can write a novel in 24hours. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of seven keys to baldpate, by earl derr biggers this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. There were later versions of the story in 1917, 1925, 1929, 1935 and 1947 three reels of the film survive today. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw. This early work by earl derr biggers was originally. Derr biggers, earl derr biggers was born in warren, ohio, and graduated from harvard university in 1907. Seven keys to baldpate full audiobook english youtube. Seven keys to baldpate wikisource, the free online library.
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