The Gay Nighties (1933): Cast
The Gay Nighties is a 1933 short comedy directed by Mark Sandrich, starring Paul McCullough as Blodgett, Bobby Clark and Frank O'Connor. It runs 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Director
- Mark Sandrich
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Gay Nighties About?
The premise of The Gay Nighties without spoilers.
The short follows two women dashing about in nightgowns, while Paul McCullough spends most of the time dressed in a dress. Bobby Clark delivers a prolonged riff on the exclamation “Alright!”—later quoted verbatim by Lou Costello. The plot includes a political frame‑up, a nearsighted hotel house detective, and the classic upstairs motorcycle chase.
The Gay Nighties Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pre code film
- mustached man posing as a woman
- hotel clerk
- convention
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- reprisal
- retribution
- hotel detective
- tension
- fake countess
- sleep walker
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- cigarette smoking
- jealous husband
- flirty wife
- impostor
- 1930s
- grindhouse film
- cigar smoking
- street prostitute
- campaign manager
- woman wears a nightgown
- woman wears a sheer negligee
- man dresses as a woman
- political candidate
- pants ripped off
- saluki dog
- spear
- sleeping on a cot
- womanizer
- looking through a keyhole
- gunshots
- comedy duo
- masked burglar
- bass drum
- thompson sub machine gun
- dirty tricks
- candid photograph
- woman slaps a man
- man wears a nightshirt
- somnambulism
- sleepwalking woman
- woman wears a silk nightgown
- screwball comedy
- shootout
- two reeler
- motorcycle cop
- motorcycle indoors
- dirty trick
- hotel
The Gay Nighties Cast & Characters
Paul McCullough leads the cast as Blodgett, with Bobby Clark as B. Oglethorpe Hives and Frank O'Connor as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited). Directed by Mark Sandrich; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Mark Sandrich
- Paul McCullough as Blodgett
- Bobby Clark as B. Oglethorpe Hives
- Frank O'Connor as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- James Finlayson as Mr. Amos Pipp
Also Starring in The Gay Nighties
· 5 more- Charles Williams Timid Man
- Dorothy Granger Mrs. Sylvia Beezley
- John Sheehan Mr. Oliver Beezley
- Monte Collins Hotel Detective
- Sandra Shaw Countess
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The Gay Nighties FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Gay Nighties, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Gay Nighties?
The Gay Nighties runs 20 minutes.
When was The Gay Nighties released?
The Gay Nighties was released on June 22, 1933.
Who directed The Gay Nighties?
The Gay Nighties was directed by Mark Sandrich.
More films by Mark Sandrich Who is in the cast of The Gay Nighties?
The Gay Nighties stars Paul McCullough as Blodgett, Bobby Clark as B. Oglethorpe Hives and Frank O'Connor as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited), among 9 credited actors.
Does The Gay Nighties have a post-credit scene?
No. The Gay Nighties has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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