One Frightened Night

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One Frightened Night

Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	Stuart Palmer (story) Wellyn Totman (screenplay)
Produced by	Nat Levine (producer) George Yohalem (supervising producer)
Starring	Charley Grapewin Lucien Littlefield Mary Carlisle
Cinematography	Ernest Miller William Nobles
Edited by	Ray Curtiss
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release date	May 1, 1935 (1935-05-01)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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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

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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

Critical reception

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Variety gave a lukewarm review, writing that a "mixture of laughs and mystery thrills" make the film "acceptable", but offered praise to Charley Grapewin for a "splendid job" and to Wallace Ford who was described as "an outstander."^[1]

References

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↑ "One Frightened Night". Variety. October 9, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Internet Archive.

External links

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