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Mystery

While the Patient Slept

- MURDER IN THE BEDROOM!

A murder happens when greedy relatives gather to await the demise of their wealthy and very ill family patriarch.

Release Date : 1935-03-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : First National PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Aline MacMahon

Character Name : Nurse Sarah Keate

Original Name : Aline MacMahon

Gender : Female

Guy Kibbee

Character Name : Detective Lt. Lance O'Leary

Original Name : Guy Kibbee

Gender : Male

Patricia Ellis

Character Name : March Federie, Richard's Granddaughter

Original Name : Patricia Ellis

Gender : Female

Hobart Cavanaugh

Character Name : Eustace Federie

Original Name : Hobart Cavanaugh

Gender : Male

Dorothy Tree

Character Name : Mittie Federie

Original Name : Dorothy Tree

Gender : Female

Robert Barrat

Character Name : Adolphe Federie

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Helen Flint

Character Name : Isobel Federie - Adolphe's Wife

Original Name : Helen Flint

Gender : Female

Lyle Talbot

Character Name : Ross Lonergan

Original Name : Lyle Talbot

Gender : Male

Henry O'Neill

Character Name : Elihu Dimuck

Original Name : Henry O'Neill

Gender : Male

Walter Walker

Character Name : Richard Federie

Original Name : Walter Walker

Gender : Male

Allen Jenkins

Character Name : Police Sgt. Jim Jackson

Original Name : Allen Jenkins

Gender : Male

Eddie Shubert

Character Name : Detective Muldoon

Original Name : Eddie Shubert

Gender : Male

Russell Hicks

Character Name : Dr. Jay

Original Name : Russell Hicks

Gender : Male

Brandon Hurst

Character Name : Grondal - the Butler

Original Name : Brandon Hurst

Gender : Male

Joseph E. Bernard

Character Name : 'Murph' Murphy - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph E. Bernard

Gender : Male

George Chandler

Character Name : Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chandler

Gender : Male

Nick Copeland

Character Name : Detective Davis aka Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Copeland

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Bill Elliott

Character Name : Bank Teller (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Elliott

Gender : Male

Virginia Howell

Character Name : Kema - the Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Howell

Gender : Female

Milton Kibbee

Character Name : Evening Bulletin Archivist (uncredited)

Original Name : Milton Kibbee

Gender : Male

Henry Otho

Character Name : Frank - Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Otho

Gender : Male

John J. Richardson

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : John J. Richardson

Gender : Male

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Gender : Male

Harry Seymour

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Seymour

Gender : Male

Huey White

Character Name : Sarah's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Huey White

Gender : Male

Jack Wise

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Wise

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-26

Guy Kibbee ("O'Leary") and Aline MacMahon ("Nurse Sarah") are clearly having some fun in this amiably entertaining big house murder mystery. The story centres around a dying old millionaire who finds his grasping family assembling to see what they are going to get! When the butler is killed, everyone starts pointing fingers, and it falls to these two to, rarely in conjunction and frequently despite themselves, get to the bottom of things. It doesn't hang around, there is plenty of quick-witted dialogue and though the plot - there are twins involved, which is always a bit of a giveaway - is maybe not the most taxing, it does end quite quirkily and I rather enjoyed it.