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While the Patient Slept (1935)

Overview

Mystery

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

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Ray Enright

Director

Ray Enright

ReleasedMar 9, 1935
Runtime1h 6m
StatusReleased
Warner Bros. Pictures
First National Pictures

Top Cast

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Nurse Sarah Keate

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Detective Lt. Lance O'Leary

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

March Federie, Richard's Granddaughter

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Eustace Federie

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Mittie Federie

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Adolphe Federie

Helen Flint

Helen Flint

Isobel Federie - Adolphe's Wife

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Ross Lonergan

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Elihu Dimuck

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Richard Federie

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Police Sgt. Jim Jackson

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Dr. Jay

Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

Grondal - the Butler

Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

'Murph' Murphy - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

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