The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

80 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 28, 1936

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

The President's Mystery

80 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 28, 1936

The President's Mystery
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
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The President's Mystery
Directors Phil Rosen
Writers Rita Weiman, John Erskine, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Rupert Hughes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lester Cole, Nathanael West

Cast

Henry Wilcoxon

as James Blake

Betty Furness

as Charlotte Brown

Sidney Blackmer

as George Sartos

Evelyn Brent

as Ilka Blake

Barnett Parker

as Roger

Mel Ruick

as Andrew

Wade Boteler

as Floyd, the sheriff

Si Jenks

as Earl

John Wray

as Shane

Guy Usher

as Police Lieutenant

Robert Homans

as Sergeant

Arthur Aylesworth

as Joe Reed

Byron Foulger

as Supporting Role