November 6, 1937
10 minutes
Comedy
A Night at the Movies
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).
Trailer
Cast
Robert Benchley
(Husband)
Betty Ross Clarke
(Wife (uncredited))
King Baggot
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Jack Baxley
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Sidney Bracey
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
(Ticket Taker (uncredited))
Ricardo Lord Cezon
(Child Who Stares (uncredited))
Hal K. Dawson
(Mr. Pennelly (uncredited))
Flora Finch
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Gwen Lee
(Cashier (uncredited))
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Claire McDowell
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Artie Ortego
(Movie Patron (uncredited))
Frank Sheridan
(Mr. Baum (uncredited))
