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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy Magee, who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, Magee is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get Magee involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy Magee, who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - -- wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, Magee is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - -- however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get Magee involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].
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The story was later adapted into the 1983 horror/comedy film ''Film/HouseOfTheLongShadows''.
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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask Magee: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests."

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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask Magee: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". key?." This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests."
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* PlayWithinAPlay: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for Magee are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel Magee was writing as part of his wager.]]

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* PlayWithinAPlay: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for Magee are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] Magee how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel Magee was writing as part of his wager.]]



* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask Magee: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".

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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask Magee: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests"."guests."
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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=], who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=], Magee, who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] Magee is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] Magee involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].



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* PlayWithinAPlay: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]
* PlotTwist: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]
* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".

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* PlayWithinAPlay: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] Magee are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] Magee was writing as part of his wager.]]
* PlotTwist: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] Magee how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] Magee wagered he could write.]]
* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: Magee: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".
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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".

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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: "How did you get in here without THIS key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests"."guests".
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* [[spoiler: PlayWithinAPlay]]: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]
* [[spoiler: PlotTwist]]: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]

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* [[spoiler: PlayWithinAPlay]]: PlayWithinAPlay: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the hoax, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]
* [[spoiler: PlotTwist]]: PlotTwist: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]
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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: How did you get in here without THIS key? This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".

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* RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: How "How did you get in here without THIS key? key?". This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".
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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=] who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=] [=McGee=], who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].
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* [[spoiler: PlayWithinAPlay]]: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the host, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]

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* [[spoiler: PlayWithinAPlay]]: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the host, hoax, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]
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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=] who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy [=McGee=] who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is is, in fact, not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].
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* [[spoiler: PlotTwist]]: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]

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* [[spoiler: PlotTwist]]: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]]]
*RunningGag: Each time a person with a new key comes along, they ask [=McGee=]: How did you get in here without THIS key? This stops with the later (and more serious) "guests".

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*[[spoiler: PlayWithinAPlay]]: [[spoiler: All of the people who come to Baldpate except for [=McGee=] are actors, hired by the owner of Baldpate Inn to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they took place in real life. This is eventually subverted when it's revealed that everything that had happened, ''including'' the actors and the host, was just part of the novel [=McGee=] was writing as part of his wager.]]
*[[spoiler: PlotTwist]]: [[spoiler: Two of them. At first, it's revealed that everything was a hoax put on by the owner of Baldpate to show [=McGee=] how awful his stories would seem if they happened in real life... And then it's revealed that everything, including the hoax, was part of the novel [=McGee=] wagered he could write.]]
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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy McGee, who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, McGee is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get McGee involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy McGee, [=McGee=] who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, McGee [=McGee=] is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get McGee [=McGee=] involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' is a 1913 play written by George M. Cohan, based on a novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Widely considered to be one of Cohan's best works, the play focuses on a writer named Billy McGee, who has made a bet with the owner of an inn known as Baldpate - wagering over 5,000 dollars that he could write an entire novel within a 24-hour period. In order to complete his work, McGee is given what he believes to be the only key to Baldpate in existence, in order to find complete and total solitude - however, during the evening, several strange characters (all based on Melodrama stereotypes) emerge and get McGee involved in a plot to rob the city of Routon of $200,000, revealing to him that there is not one key, but [[TitleDrop Seven keys to Baldpate]].

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