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One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

1935Movie⏱️ 1h 6mApproved
ComedyHorrorMystery
6
IMDB Rating
514 votes

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, and his housekeeper. But complications and ...

Director
Christy Cabanne
Writers
Stuart Palmer, Wellyn Totman
Stars
Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Arthur Hohl
Release Date
May 1, 1935
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
as Jasper Whyte
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle
as Doris Waverly
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
as Arthur Proctor
Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford
as Joe Luvalle
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
as Dr. Denham
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as Tom Dean
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
as Laura Proctor
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
as Mr. Felix
Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn Knapp
as Fake Doris Waverly
Rafaela Ottiano
Rafaela Ottiano
as Elvira

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Mascot Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyHorrorMystery

⭐ Featured Review

The Usual Cast of Characters
by Hitchcoc2007-02-07
6/10

"As Old Dark House movies go, it's not bad. It has the intriguing plot of having a group of no goods, needing money, having it given to them by the old rich man, and then having it plucked away. A murder is committed and then all the fun starts. There are secret closets and passages. There are dumb policemen and their partners. There are suspects all over the place. There's the guy who was Dorothy's uncle in "The Wizard of Oz." We never know who to suspect. I have to admit that I felt sorry for some of the people who were going to get the money and then were aced out by..."

💡 Did You Know?

The music in the opening credits is the same music used in the opening credits of the 1933 horror/ mystery film "The vampire bat"

📖 Synopsis

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, and his housekeeper. But complications and ...