One Frightened Night Explained

One Frightened Night
Director:Christy Cabanne
Producer:Nat Levine (producer)
George Yohalem (supervising producer)
Starring:Charley Grapewin
Lucien Littlefield
Mary Carlisle
Cinematography:Ernest Miller
William Nobles
Editing:Ray Curtiss
Distributor:Mascot Pictures
Runtime: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

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