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A Night at the Movies

Comedy

5.5

Release Date

November 6, 1937

Duration

10 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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).

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Robert Benchley

Husband

Robert Benchley

Betty Ross Clarke

Wife (uncredited)

Betty Ross Clarke

King Baggot

Movie Patron (uncredited)

King Baggot

Jack Baxley

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Sidney Bracey

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Child Who Stares (uncredited)

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Flora Finch

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Flora Finch

Gwen Lee

Cashier (uncredited)

Gwen Lee

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Claire McDowell

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Artie Ortego

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Frank Sheridan

Mr. Baum (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

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