One Hysterical Night (1929)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

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