Robert Benchley Movies

A lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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

When Joe Doakes listens to a quiz show on the radio and knows all the answers, his wife encourages him to go on a quiz show himself. He appears on a...

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

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.

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

While his wife is away, Frederick Stumplefinger lets his kids go out jitterbugging on a school night, only to have his wife return early.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss....

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

A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

A lecturer tells the audience that it is National Take Care Week. He tells the story of a man who gets stung in his garden and the problems the man...

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 man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

Joe Doakes, like most men, is unable to cope with personal emergencies or those in a position of authority (real or imagined).

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...