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While the Patient Slept

Crime novelist Mignon Eberhart, known as "America's Agatha Christie", co-wrote this faithful film adaptation of her bestselling novel, While the Patient Slept.

A family gathers around a sick grandfather, awaiting his passing, when a telegram from a disinherited son sends him into a coma. As the family's dynamics unravel, a nurse and a mysterious figure arrive on the scene, leading to a murder investigation that exposes a web of lies and deceit.

Info about While the Patient Slept

Studio(s): First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Mar 09, 1935

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Mystery

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