One Frightened Night

May. 01,1935      NR
Rating:
6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Charley Grapewin as  Jasper Whyte
Lucien Littlefield as  Dr. Denham
Mary Carlisle as  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

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