| One Exciting Night | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith (as Irene Sinclair) |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Carol Dempster Henry Hull Morgan Wallace Margaret Dale Porter Strong |
| Cinematography | Irving B. Ruby Hendrik Sartov |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $362,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,150,000[1] |
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One Exciting Night is a 1922 American Gothic silent mystery film directed by D. W. Griffith.[2]
The plot revolves around a series of murders on a wealthy estate and the attempts of the cast to uncover the murderer's identity. The success of both the Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood play The Bat (1920), as well as the 1922 stage play The Cat and the Canary, led Griffith to write and produce his own variation on the theme.[3]
At the time of this film, Henry Hull was starring on Broadway in the stage version of John Willard's The Cat and the Canary.
- ^ a b "Griffith's 20 Year Record". Variety. September 5, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:One Exciting Night
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: 1921-30, c.1971 by The American Film Institute