"A Night at the Movies" is a 10-minute black-and-white sound short film from almost 80 years ago. The director is Roy Rowland and the lead actor is Robert Benchley, quite a star back then. This little movie is a comedy about a couple going to the movies together. But because of the husband's clumsiness and lack of coordination on so many occasions, it becomes quite a messy day at the theater. The chaos already starts before they enter the showing room. The humor here is much more subtle than what the 3 Stooges did back then for example. It is more the approach that Karl Valentin and Liesl Karlstedt gave film in the first half of the 20th century. This one here was nominated for an Oscar, but lost to a documentary on birds. I personally think the nomination may already have been too much. I did not find this a memorable watch, too funny or an entertaining experience. Thumbs down.
Review of A Night at the Movies
