AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

One Hysterical Night (1929)

Comedy | 6 October 1929

Cast:

Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, E. J. Ratcliffe [ More ]

Director:

William J. Craft

Writers:

Earl Snell , Reginald Denny

Cinematographer:

Arthur Todd

Editor:

Reginald Denny

Production Company:

Universal Pictures Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
5 Jan 1930
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DETAILS
Release Date:
6 October 1929
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Universal Pictures Corp.
24 September 1929
LP722
Physical Properties:
Sound
Movietone
Black and White
Sound, also silent
Also si; 5,268 ft.
Length(in feet):
5,279
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Thinking he is going to a costume ball, William Judd, heir to a fortune, accompanies his scheming aunt and uncle to an insane asylum dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte. Inside, the doctors refuse to release Judd, because the relatives have told them about Judd's "delusion of grandeur." Among the inmates Judd finds a girl dressed as the Empress Josephine (actually a nurse sent to humor him), and they escape from the institution with the entire group of inmates following in their wake. Judd arrives home in time to expose his relatives' avarice to his lawyer. Assured of the nurse's sanity, Judd offers her his heart and his ...

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Thinking he is going to a costume ball, William Judd, heir to a fortune, accompanies his scheming aunt and uncle to an insane asylum dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte. Inside, the doctors refuse to release Judd, because the relatives have told them about Judd's "delusion of grandeur." Among the inmates Judd finds a girl dressed as the Empress Josephine (actually a nurse sent to humor him), and they escape from the institution with the entire group of inmates following in their wake. Judd arrives home in time to expose his relatives' avarice to his lawyer. Assured of the nurse's sanity, Judd offers her his heart and his fortune.

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