A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies (1937)

1937-11-06

(US) •

Comedy

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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).

Movie Cast

A Night at the Movies

Robert Benchley

Husband

A Night at the Movies

Betty Ross Clarke

Wife (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

King Baggot

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Jack Baxley

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Sidney Bracey

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Child Who Stares (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Flora Finch

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Gwen Lee

Cashier (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Claire McDowell

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Artie Ortego

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies

Frank Sheridan

Mr. Baum (uncredited)