One Hysterical Night
1929The 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.
Acted in
Reginald Denny
as William 'Napoleon' Judd
Nora Lane
as Nurse Josephine
E.J. Ratcliffe
as Wellington
Fritz Feld
as Paganini
Slim Summerville
as Robin Hood
Joyzelle Joyner
as Salome
Jules Cowles
as William Tell
Walter Brennan
as Paul Revere
Henry Otto
as Dr. Hayden
Margaret Campbell
as Mrs. Bixby
Peter Gawthorne
as Mr. Bixby