One Exciting Night

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One Exciting Night
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 Flag of the United States 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).

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