Robert Benchley Movies

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

Robert Benchley explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.

Mr Benchley first expounded his interesting theory in December 1931, and as it remains the clearest and most searching analysis of the situation yet...

This comedic short provides a lesson in how NOT to train a dog.

Clip-filled promotional short by MGM Studios celebrating the body of work by producer David O. Selznick.

American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

Joe Doakes is lamenting to his wife the lack of variety in his meals. In particular, he misses eating stewed tomatoes, the fruit which he believes...

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club.

A lecturer seated at a desk promises an informative film about how to sleep; it's a sequel to and inspired by "How to stay awake," which put his...

Dr. Benchley is addressing the Ladies Club on the subject of the reproductive habits of the polyp, a small aquatic organism. Although he is not able...

Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect one's ability to consume and digest food, using his...

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle...

Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This leads to one of the workers saying that Robert...

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several offenders...

Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.