A Night at the Movies (1937)

5.9/10 • 10 min • Comedy

Overview

A Night at the Movies is a short film starring Robert Benchley. It was Benchley's greatest success since How to Sleep, and won him a contract for more short films that would be produced in New York. In this comedic short, a man and his wife suffer through a night at the movies. The film was nominated for an Academy Award at the 10th Academy Awards, held in 1937, for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

Cast

Robert Benchley

Husband

Betty Ross Clarke

Wife (uncredited)

King Baggot

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)

Flora Finch

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Gwen Lee

Cashier (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

Mr. Baum (uncredited)

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