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Today’s key has a special connection to the Baldpate Inn.
This key was used in the production of “Seven Keys to Baldpate” in the 1929 and
donated to the Key Room in 1930 by Richard Dix. Dix was the actor who played
William Magee in the movie and decided to donate the key after he discovered
there actually was a Baldpate Inn. This movie version of the novel was produced
by RKO Studios and was the first film of “Seven Keys to Baldpate” with sound.
Prior to this film, all productions were either silent or plays.
Speaking of plays, this past weekend marked the last showing
of Encore Encore’s take on the “Seven
Keys to Baldpate.” The play was not only funny and exciting, it also exhibited
the history of the Baldpate by reliving the novel that gave us our name. If you
missed the play, you can still catch one of the many movies or plays that have
been made throughout the years. Even better, stop in and purchase your own copy
of the novel “Seven Keys to Baldpate” so that you can fully appreciate the
history of the inn.
Written by:
Brett Meyer
Museum Curator, Baldpate Inn
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