One Hysterical Night (1929)
YOU'LL RAVE! YOU'LL ROAR WITH LAFFS!
The scheming aunt and uncle of William Judd, heir to the family fortune, persuade him to pose as Napoleon at a fancy masquerade ball, but they are actually having him committed to an insane asylum. Since all the other inmates/attendees think they are historical figures such as Robin Hood, the Duke of Wellington, Paul Revere, William Tell, Salome, Robinson Crusoe, Sherlock Holmes and others, it takes a while for Judd to separate the wheat from the chaff and prove he is not deranged. His quest becomes more urgent when he falls in love with a nurse named Josephine, who does not think she is Napoleon's "Josephine" but is convinced Judd thinks he is Napoleaon.
- Date of release
- 1929-10-05
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Director
- William James Craft
Casting
- Reginald Denny — William 'Napoleon' Judd
- Nora Lane — Nurse Josephine
- E.J. Ratcliffe — Wellington
- Fritz Feld — Paganini
- Slim Summerville — Robin Hood
- Joyzelle Joyner — Salome
- Jules Cowles — William Tell
- Walter Brennan — Paul Revere
- Henry Otto — Dr. Hayden
- Margaret Campbell — Mrs. Bixby
- Peter Gawthorne — Mr. Bixby
Interesting facts
One Hysterical Night is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, Walter Brennan and Peter Gawthorne.
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