A Night at the Movies

5.7(16)193710m

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).

Director

Roy Rowland

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)

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

8mo ago

6.0

Finally agreeing on which film to see, Robert Benchley and his (uncredited) wife Betty Ross Clarke set off in time to watch the feature. There is a free lottery to win a shiny new car in the foyer and that’s where the tickets are accidentally placed, so ensuring the rest of their visit gets off on a typically unfortunate foot! It pans out with the usual cinema nuisances and as Benchley gets more i...