CinemaOSMovie · 1928 · 0h 17m · NR

Came the Dawn

78%(2)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byArch Heath

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 17m
Language
EN
Released
March 3, 1928
Studios
Hal Roach Studios

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
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)

Creative team
Directed by
Arch Heath
Written by
H.M. Walker
H.M. Walker
Produced by
Hal Roach
Hal Roach

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