Film

The President's Mystery

1936 · 1h 20m · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

The thriller that speaks right out!

IMDb

5.6

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

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

Henry Wilcoxon

James Blake

Betty Furness

Charlotte Brown

Sidney Blackmer

George Sartos

Evelyn Brent

Ilka Blake

Barnett Parker

Roger

Mel Ruick

Andrew

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)

• Phil RosenDirector
• Lester ColeScreenplay
• Nathanael WestScreenplay
• Franklin D. RooseveltStory
• Samuel Hopkins AdamsStory
• John ErskineStory
• Rupert HughesStory
• Rita WeimanStory
• Nat LevineProducer
• Ernest MillerDirector of Photography

Release date

September 28, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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