While the Patient Slept
| While the Patient Slept | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown (uncredited) |
| Written by |
Robert N. Lee Eugene Solow Brown Holmes (add. dialogue) |
| Based on |
the novel While the Patient Slept by Mignon G. Eberhart |
| Starring |
Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 65-67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
While the Patient Slept is a 1935 comedy murder mystery film starring Aline MacMahon as a nurse/crime sleuth and Guy Kibbee as her boyfriend and police detective. It is based on the novel of the same name by Mignon G. Eberhart. Nurse Sarah Keate is the protagonist of several Eberhart books; two others were made into films as well: Mystery House and The Patient in Room 18, both released in 1938, though MacMahon was replaced by Ann Sheridan.
Cast
- Aline MacMahon as Nurse Sarah Keate
- Guy Kibbee as Detective Lt. Lance O'Leary
- Lyle Talbot as Ross Lonergan
- Patricia Ellis as March Federie
- Allen Jenkins as Police Sgt. Jim Jackson
- Robert Barrat as Adolphe Federie
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Eustace Federie
- Dorothy Tree as Mittie Federie
- Henry O'Neill as Elihu Dimuck
- Russell Hicks as Dr. Jay
- Helen Flint as Isobel Federie
- Brandon Hurst as Grondal
- Eddie Shubert as Detective Muldoon
- Walter Walker as Richard Federie
Reception
The New York Times reviewer was unimpressed: "Mr. Kibbie and Miss MacMahon finally break the case ... but the solution is not altogether satisfactory. Neither, for that matter, is the picture. Come right down to it, it's quite unsatisfactory."[1]
References
- ↑ L S. N. (March 2, 1935). "While the Patient Slept (1935)". The New York Times.