
Film
Came the Dawn
1928 · 17m · Comedy
- IMDb
- 5.7
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
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.
Cast

Max Davidson
Papa Gimplewort

Gene Morgan
The Head Remover

Polly Moran
Mama Gimplewort

Viola Richard
The Gimplewort Daughter

Charles Dorety
The Gimplewort Son

Edgar Dearing
Big Moving Man (uncredited)

Charlie Hall
Little Moving Man (uncredited)
Crew
- Arch HeathDirector
- H.M. WalkerWriter
- Hal RoachProducer
- Richard C. CurrierEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 3, 1928
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Comedy
Similar films

Mallrats
1995

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944

The Ladykillers
1955

102 Dalmatians
2000

The Two Missionaries
1974

The Officer's Mess
1935

Suburban Gothic
2014

Slums of Beverly Hills
1998

Beware the Horror Ghost
2014

Doctor Dolittle
1967

Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas
2017

The Perfect Man
2005
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.
