Robert Benchley Movies

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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...

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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

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

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

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...

The City Treasurer stands in for the mayor, throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.

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

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

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...

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

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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 candidate has laryngitis, so his assistant must make a speech in his place. Both the speaker and his audience are soon befuddled.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.