Came the Dawn (1928)
Came the Dawn (1928)
Papa, Mama, Daughter and Son Gimplewort move into their new house. Two movers are talking to each other about the murder of a saxophone player that took place in the house. They say his ghost still roams the house. Night comes and every noise and creak in the house scares the papa, mama and son (the daughter is out on a date). The Mover gives the daughter a parrot saying "It's a religious parrot – I bought it from a sailor". At any rate, the parrot gets into the act by yelling scaring Papa and Son who have come down looking for the source of the noise. Later Daughter and Remover return from a costume party and sneak into the house. The young man is dressed in a skeleton outfit and the fun continues. There has been film reconstruction in a number of places, particularly the last third of the film. In many cases there is a photograph depicting the scene being described.

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Cast

Max Davidson Max Davidson As: Papa Gimplewort
Gene Morgan Gene Morgan As: The Head Remover
Polly Moran Polly Moran As: Mama Gimplewort
Viola Richard Viola Richard As: The Gimplewort Daughter
Charles Dorety Charles Dorety As: The Gimplewort Son
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Storyline

Papa, Mama, Daughter and Son Gimplewort move into their new house. Two movers are talking to each other about the murder of a saxophone player that took place in the house. They say his ghost still roams the house. Night comes and every noise and creak in the house scares the papa, mama and son (the daughter is out on a date). The Mover gives the daughter a parrot saying "It's a religious parrot – I bought it from a sailor". At any rate, the parrot gets into the act by yelling scaring Papa and Son who have come down looking for the source of the noise. Later Daughter and Remover return from a costume party and sneak into the house. The young man is dressed in a skeleton outfit and the fun continues. There has been film reconstruction in a number of places, particularly the last third of the film. In many cases there is a photograph depicting the scene being described.


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: No Language

Release Date: 03 March 1928

Country: US

Runtime: 17m

Company Credits

Company: Hal Roach Studios

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Cast

Max Davidson

Max Davidson

Papa Gimplewort

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

The Head Remover

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Mama Gimplewort

Viola Richard

Viola Richard

The Gimplewort Daughter

Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

The Gimplewort Son

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Big Moving Man (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Little Moving Man (uncredited)

Directed By

Arch Heath

Arch Heath

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Producer

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Sound

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Lighting

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Other Crew

Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Cinematography

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