A Night at the Movies

Roy Rowland
1937-11-06


5.1
10 min

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

Name Character Team
Robert Benchley Husband Unowned
Betty Ross Clarke Wife (uncredited) Unowned
King Baggot Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Baxley Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Sidney Bracey Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Francis X. Bushman Jr. Ticket Taker (uncredited) Unowned
Ricardo Lord Cezon Child Who Stares (uncredited) Unowned
Hal K. Dawson Mr. Pennelly (uncredited) Unowned
Flora Finch Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Gwen Lee Cashier (uncredited) Unowned
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Claire McDowell Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Artie Ortego Movie Patron (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Sheridan Mr. Baum (uncredited) Unowned