One Hysterical Night
5.0
“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.
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Cast
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Reginald Denny
William 'Napoleon' Judd
Known for
Rebecca
Batman
Nora Lane
Nurse Josephine
Also in
Cassidy of Bar 20
The Cisco Kid
Carl Laemmle Jr.
William James Craft
Milton Carruth
E.J. Ratcliffe
Wellington
Known for
The Black Pirate
Earle Snell
Fritz Feld
Paganini
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Barefoot in the Park
Slim Summerville
Robin Hood
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jesse James
Joyzelle Joyner
Salome
Known for
The Sign of the Cross
Jules Cowles
William Tell
Known for
Seven Chances
The Lost World
Walter Brennan
Paul Revere
Known for
Rio Bravo
To Have and Have Not
William James Craft Director · Reginald Denny Writer Earle Snell Writer
United States release October 5, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 5, 1929
Theatrical
Australia
January 5, 1930
France
February 6, 1930
Ireland
November 15, 1929
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