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- Walt Disney: "A copy of Jimmie Dale and the Blue Envelope Murder appears prominently on Walt's desk at the Hyperion studio in a 1935 publicity photo. In 1952, Walt bought the rights to the Jimmie Dale stories to develop into a television series." source ↗
Summary
Frank L. Packard's 1930 mystery novel featuring Jimmie Dale, a wealthy young man who leads a double life as a master safecracker called The Gray Seal. Published late in the popular Jimmie Dale series that began in 1917, it follows Dale as he receives a mysterious blue envelope that draws him into a murder investigation using his lock-picking skills and underworld connections.