A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

5.5(15 votes)
1937
0h 10m
Comedy

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).

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Husband

Betty Ross Clarke

Betty Ross Clarke

Wife (uncredited)

King Baggot

King Baggot

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Jack Baxley

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Child Who Stares (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Cashier (uncredited)

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