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A Night at the Movies (1937)
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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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).
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Robert Lees, Robert Benchley, Frederic I. Rinaldo
In Theaters:11/6/1937
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Runtime:10 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Roy Rowland
Director
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)
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