The President's Mystery

Sep 28, 1936

1h 20m

★ 5.3

The thriller that speaks right out!

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The President's Mystery Trailers

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Cast

James Blake

Henry Wilcoxon

Charlotte Brown

Betty Furness

George Sartos

Sidney Blackmer

Ilka Blake

Evelyn Brent

Roger

Barnett Parker

Andrew

Mel Ruick

Floyd, the sheriff

Wade Boteler

Earl

Si Jenks

Shane

John Wray

Police Lieutenant

Guy Usher

Sergeant

Robert Homans

Joe Reed

Arthur Aylesworth

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