A Night at the Movies (film)
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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. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1937
for Best Short Subject (One-Reel)
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Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
starring Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor...
. It was Benchley's greatest success since How to Sleep
How to Sleep
How to Sleep is a short film by Robert Benchley. Filmed and released by MGM in 1935 , it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of sleep - causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.The production was inspired by a Mellon Institute study on sleep...
, and won him a contract for more short films that would be produced in New York. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1937
10th Academy Awards
The 10th Academy Awards were held on March 10, 1938 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.Originally scheduled to be held on March 3, 1938, the ceremony was postponed due to heavy flooding in Los Angeles...
for Best Short Subject (One-Reel)
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
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