The President's Mystery
The thriller that speaks right out!
1936 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Phil Rosen |
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| Writer: | Samuel Hopkins Adams, John Erskine, Nathanael West, Lester Cole, Rupert Hughes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rita Weiman |
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| 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 | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1936 |
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| Director: | Phil Rosen |
| Writer: | Samuel Hopkins Adams, John Erskine, Nathanael West, Lester Cole, Rupert Hughes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rita Weiman |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | millionaire |
| Production Companies | Republic Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Frank O'Connor | Detective (uncredited) |
| George Morrell | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | Diner Cashier (uncredited) |
| John Harrington | Thug (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Banker (uncredited) |
| Theodore Lorch | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Horace B. Carpenter | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Clifton Young | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Roy Barcroft | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Clem Bevans | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Lee Ford | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Max Hoffman Jr. | Phony Townsman (uncredited) |
| June Johnson | Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) |
| Lydia Knott | Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) |
| Mira McKinney | Phony Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Fred Parker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Samuel Hopkins Adams | Story |
| John Erskine | Story |
| Nathanael West | Screenplay |
| Lester Cole | Screenplay |
| Rupert Hughes | Story |
| Phil Rosen | Director |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Story |
| Rita Weiman | Story |
| Hugo Riesenfeld | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Miller | Director of Photography |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Eloise | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Burt Kelly | Associate Producer |
| Nat Levine | Producer |
| Albert E. Levoy | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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