One Frightened Night
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- Runtime
- 66 mins
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight. When his long-lost granddaughter suddenly arrives, Whyte changes his mind and proclaims that she will receive his entire fortune. A second lady appears at the estate, claiming that she is actually Whyte's granddaughter, Doris Waverly, and the first woman is found murdered in her room! With each guest possessing a motive, the mystery of the killer's identity briskly unfolds through a stirring series of surprises.
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight. When his long-lost granddaughter suddenly arrives, Whyte changes his mind and proclaims that she will receive his entire fortune. A second lady appears at the estate, claiming that she is actually Whyte's granddaughter, Doris Waverly, and the first woman is found murdered in her room! With each guest possessing a motive, the mystery of the killer's identity briskly unfolds through a stirring series of surprises.
Cast
- Charley Grapewin
- Lucien Littlefield
- Mary Carlisle
- Regis Toomey
- Arthur Hohl
- Fred Kelsey
- Evalyn Knapp
- Clarence Wilson
- Wallace Ford
- Adrian Morris
- Hedda Hopper
- Rafaela Ottiano
Director
- Christy Cabanne
Producers
- Nat Levine
Screenwriter
- Wellyn Totman
