One Exciting Night
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One Exciting Night is a 1922 silent mystery film directed by pioneering filmmaker D. W. Griffith, known for blending suspense, romance, and early horror elements in a stormy country-house setting.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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feature film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage mystery plays (loosely inspired) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Billy Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editingBy | James Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| features |
masked killer
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thunderstorm climax ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | use of atmospheric lighting and shadows ⓘ |
| filmmakingSignificance | early example of combining mystery and horror in American cinema ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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mystery ⓘ romance ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | One Exciting Night (1922 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | accompanied by live musicians in original exhibition ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | country-house murder mystery ⓘ |
| notableElement |
blend of suspense and romance
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early horror elements ⓘ stormy-night setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent-era mystery cinema ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving print exists ⓘ |
| producedBy | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | D. W. Griffith Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 5, 1922 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 128 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | country house ⓘ |
| stars |
Carol Dempster
NERFINISHED
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Charles Emmett Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ George Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ J. W. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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