One Frightened Night

1935

Comedy, Mystery

In this film Charley Grapewin has the lead role as Jasper Whyte, a crotchety head of a family, who are planning how to spend his money before he is dead. Jasper has a surprising announcement - he is going to give each of his relatives a $1 million before he dies! But if his granddaughter can be found, it all goes to her!!!

One Frightened Night is a 1935 American film directed by Christy Cabanne. 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 (actor) as Mr. Felix
Wallace Ford as Joe Luvalle
Adrian Morris as Deputy Abner
Hedda Hopper as Laura Proctor
Rafaela Ottiano as Elvira - the Maid

Category:1935 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:Comedy mystery films
Category:Mascot Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Christy Cabanne
Category:1930s comedy films

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