While the Patient Slept

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While the Patient Slept

1935Movie1 h 6 min

64

DecentGoodWatch score

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

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

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 6 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −36 min on the typical 102
typical 10266
Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1935
March 9, 1935
91 years ago
Genre
Mystery
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 18 more
27 people
Directing · 1
Ray Enright Director
Writing · 3
Eugene Solow Screenplay
Robert N. Lee Screenplay
Mignon G. Eberhart Novel
Camera · 1
Arthur Edeson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Owen Marks Editor
Sound · 1
Leo F. Forbstein Conductor
Art · 1
Esdras Hartley Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Orry-Kelly Costume Design
Other crew · 1
Brown Holmes Additional Dialogue, Additional Writing

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Film 1
While the Patient Slept (1935)
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Film 3
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GoodWatch score 53
Film 4
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Film 5
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