Release Date: 1937-11-06
Overview: 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: 5.5 / 10
Robert Benchley
as Husband
Betty Ross Clarke
as Wife (uncredited)
King Baggot
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Robert Benchley - Writer
Robert Lees - Writer
Frederic I. Rinaldo - Writer
Roy Rowland - Director
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...