Came the Dawn

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Max Davidson

Papa Gimplewort

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Gene Morgan

The Head Remover

Age : 47 | Popularity : 4%

Polly Moran

Mama Gimplewort

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Viola Richard

The Gimplewort Daughter

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Charles Dorety

The Gimplewort Son

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Edgar Dearing

Big Moving Man (uncredited)

Age : 81 | Popularity : 8%

Charlie Hall

Little Moving Man (uncredited)

Age : 60 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Hal Roach
Crew	Cinematography	Hal Roach
Writing	Writer	H.M. Walker
Editing	Editor	Richard C. Currier
Directing	Director	Arch Heath
Department	Role	Name

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