The Gay Nighties

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Mark Sandrich
Writer Ben Holmes (Story), Bobby Clark (Adaptation), Mark Sandrich (Adaptation), John Grey (Story)
Release Date June 22, 1933
Runtime 20 min (0h 20m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios RKO Radio Pictures

The Gay Nighties (1933)

Directed by Mark Sandrich
• Written by Ben Holmes , Bobby Clark , Mark Sandrich
⭐ 2.1 / 5 (4 votes) ⏱️ 20 min 🎬 Comedy

Ratings Breakdown:

4 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the picture in a dress, and Bobby Clark does an extended riff on the word "Alright!" which Lou Costello later stole verbatim. There is a political frameup, a nearsighted hotel house detective, and the ever-popular upstairs motorcycle chase.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Mark Sandrich
Mark Sandrich
Director
 Story Ben Holmes
Ben Holmes
Story
 Adaptation Bobby Clark
Bobby Clark
Adaptation
 Bobby Clark
Bobby Clark
B. Oglethorpe Hives
 Paul McCullough
Paul McCullough
Blodgett
 James Finlayson
James Finlayson
Mr. Amos Pipp
 Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Mrs. Sylvia Beezley
 John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Mr. Oliver Beezley
 Monte Collins
Monte Collins
Hotel Detective
 Sandra Shaw
Sandra Shaw
Countess
 Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Timid Man
 Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)