One Exciting Night
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One Exciting Night | |
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Directed by | D.W. Griffith |
Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Carol Dempster Henry Hull Morgan Wallace Porter Strong |
Cinematography | Hendrik Sartov |
Release date(s) | 2 October 1922 |
Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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One Exciting Night is a 1922 American Gothic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film stars Carol Dempster as Agnes Harrington, Henry Hull as John Fairfax, Porter Strong as Romeo Washington, and Morgan Wallace as J. Wilson Rockmaine. The plot revolves around the murder of a bootlegger and the attempts of the cast to uncover the true murderer. The film's success encouraged the production of similar murder mystery films such as The Cat and the Canary (1927).