A Night at the Movies
1937 · 10 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 502 VOTES · DIR. Roy Rowland
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).
Dialogue Timeline — 858 lines
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00:00:02 This won't help, don't you see?
00:01:35 Dark room. Loud music. Four exits.
00:03:58 Perfect moment to do it.
00:05:20 Coroner's on his way.
00:07:49 For each a road
00:10:04 He'd asked me to go to the movies
00:11:35 Cause of death: Single gunshot to the chest.
00:13:13 Leather.
00:14:44 Maybe it was just a piece of debris left at the scene.
00:16:30 I'll tell you what...
00:17:52 What kind of car does Timmy drive?
00:19:25 Spiral gouges.
00:20:55 (disconnect tone beeping)
00:24:38 Perfect match.
00:26:50 Hey, listen
00:28:30 Hey, Michelle. Mmm!
00:30:04 What was it you said you do for a living?
00:31:30 Looks like he wasn't alone.
00:32:57 would've been compromised by the ammonia.
00:35:05 We-We all watched it on TV.
00:36:33 You know, we all took turns going up on the roof.
00:38:34 Boy, can't you see them
00:40:34 that movie schedule.
555:01:01 was the number
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed858
Dialogue density85.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line555:01:01
Production Record
DirectorRoy Rowland
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes502