A Night at the Movies (1937)
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).
Director: Roy Rowland
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Robert Benchley as Husband |
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Betty Ross Clarke as Wife (uncredited) |
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King Baggot as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Jack Baxley as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Sidney Bracey as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
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Ricardo Lord Cezon as Child Who Stares (uncredited) |
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Hal K. Dawson as Mr. Pennelly (uncredited) |
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Flora Finch as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Gwen Lee as Cashier (uncredited) |
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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Claire McDowell as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Artie Ortego as Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank Sheridan as Mr. Baum (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Benchley | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Lees | Writer |
| Writing | Frederic I. Rinaldo | Writer |
| Directing | Roy Rowland | Director |