Robert Benchley Movies

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

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

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

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

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

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...

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

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

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.