Robert Benchley Movies

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

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...

As Joe Doakes is reading the newspaper, he begins to talk to himself. Questioned by his wife, he explains that he is disturbed by the paper's account...

A New York magazine sends its editors to South America to find beautiful girls.

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

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

Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands...

A man humorously attempts to give an overview of income taxes.

Newlywed Janie's (Joan Leslie) World War II-veteran husband (Robert Hutton) goes to work at her father's (Edward Arnold) newspaper.

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

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

Benchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar.

Benchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

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

Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.

In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.