One Frightened Night

1935 film by Christy Cabanne
  • May 1, 1935 (1935-05-01)
Running time
66 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

One Frightened Night is a 1935 American comedy mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Charley Grapewin, Lucien Littlefield and Mary Carlisle. The film has entered the public domain.

Plot

Faced with an upcoming inheritance tax, multimillionaire Jasper Whyte summons a group of people to his mansion to announce that he is leaving each of them one million dollars. This changes when he discovers a long lost granddaughter Doris Waverly who comes to his mansion; Jasper decides to leave his total fortune to her. Another Doris Waverly comes to the mansion and a murder is committed.

Cast

  • Charley Grapewin as Jasper Whyte
  • Lucien Littlefield as Dr. Denham
  • Mary Carlisle as The Second Doris Waverly
  • Regis Toomey as Tom Dean
  • Arthur Hohl as Arthur Proctor
  • Fred Kelsey as Sheriff Jenks
  • Evalyn Knapp as The Fake Doris Waverly
  • Clarence Wilson as Mr. Felix
  • Wallace Ford as Joe Luvalle
  • Adrian Morris as Deputy Abner
  • Hedda Hopper as Laura Proctor
  • Rafaela Ottiano as Elvira - the Maid

External links

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  • One Frightened Night at the TCM Movie Database
  • One Frightened Night is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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