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A Night at the Movies

1937 · 0h 10m · Comedy · United States of America

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).

Directed by
Roy Rowland
Written by
Robert Benchley, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo
Starring
Robert Benchley, Betty Ross Clarke, King Baggot, Jack Baxley
6.0Smart score

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