Robert Benchley Movies

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

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

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

Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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...

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

After some investigation, Robert Benchley finds his nerves are in a bad state. He has the jitters so bad he can't hold his cup still enough to drink...

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...

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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...

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 lectures on physical witness in middle age.

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