Robert Benchley Filmes

  • 1944
    The National Barn Dance

    The National Barn Dance

    The National Barn Dance

    01944HD

    This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.

    The National Barn Dance
  • 1945
    Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

    01945HD

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

    Boogie Woogie
  • 1936
    How to Be a Detective

    How to Be a Detective

    How to Be a Detective

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

    How to Be a Detective
  • 1928
    The Spellbinder

    The Spellbinder

    The Spellbinder

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    The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

    The Spellbinder
  • 1936
    How to Behave

    How to Behave

    How to Behave

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    Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This leads to one of the workers saying that Robert...

    How to Behave
  • 1940
    The Trouble with Husbands

    The Trouble with Husbands

    The Trouble with Husbands

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    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 Trouble with Husbands
  • 1929
    Stewed, Fried and Boiled

    Stewed, Fried and Boiled

    Stewed, Fried and Boiled

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    Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

    Stewed, Fried and Boiled
  • 1939
    Dark Magic

    Dark Magic

    Dark Magic

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

    Dark Magic
  • 1942
    The Witness

    The Witness

    The Witness

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    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...

    The Witness
  • 1929
    Furnace Trouble

    Furnace Trouble

    Furnace Trouble

    01929HD

    Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

    Furnace Trouble
  • 1938
    An Evening Alone

    An Evening Alone

    An Evening Alone

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    Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

    An Evening Alone
  • 1938
    The Courtship of the Newt

    The Courtship of the Newt

    The Courtship of the Newt

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

    The Courtship of the Newt
  • 1939
    Home Early

    Home Early

    Home Early

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

    Home Early
  • 1929
    Lesson No. 1

    Lesson No. 1

    Lesson No. 1

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    Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

    Lesson No. 1
  • 1941
    Crime Control

    Crime Control

    Crime Control

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

    Crime Control
  • 1941
    Waiting for Baby

    Waiting for Baby

    Waiting for Baby

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    Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

    Waiting for Baby
  • 1935
    David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

    David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

    David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

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

    David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
  • 1935
    How to Break 90 at Croquet

    How to Break 90 at Croquet

    How to Break 90 at Croquet

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    Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

    How to Break 90 at Croquet
  • 1933
    Your Technocracy and Mine

    Your Technocracy and Mine

    Your Technocracy and Mine

    01933HD

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

    Your Technocracy and Mine
  • 1944
    Important Business

    Important Business

    Important Business

    01944HD

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

    Important Business