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2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1937
A Night at the Movies
Directed by
Roy Rowland
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).
The story
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
Robert BenchleyHusband
Betty Ross ClarkeWife (uncredited)
King BaggotMovie Patron (uncredited)
Jack BaxleyMovie Patron (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyMovie Patron (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ricardo Lord CezonChild Who Stares (uncredited)
Hal K. DawsonMr. Pennelly (uncredited)
Flora FinchMovie Patron (uncredited)
Gwen LeeCashier (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' LipsonMovie Patron (uncredited)
Claire McDowellMovie Patron (uncredited)
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