The President's Mystery (1936)

Conceived by none other than President Franklin Roosevelt, this mystery stars Henry Wilcoxon as James Blake, a lawyer who decides it's time to start his life over when he learns that his lobbying efforts have hurt an entire town. He plans to take over an investment firm and make it appear as if he's penniless, rendering him free to begin anew. But even the best-laid plans have a way of going awry.