A Night at the Movies
Nov 06 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).
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Robert Benchley
Husband
Betty Ross Clarke
Wife (uncredited)
King Baggot
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Movie Patron (uncredited)
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