Robert Benchley Filmes
- 1944
The National Barn Dance
The National Barn Dance01944HD
This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
- 1945
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie01945HD
While his wife is away, Frederick Stumplefinger lets his kids go out jitterbugging on a school night, only to have his wife return early.
- 1936
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective6.51936HD
This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
- 1928
The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder01928HD
The Spellbinder is a comedy short.
- 1936
How to Behave
How to Behave7.51936HD
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...
- 1940
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands6.21940HD
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...
- 1929
Stewed, Fried and Boiled
Stewed, Fried and Boiled01929HD
Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.
- 1939
Dark Magic
Dark Magic61939HD
A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.
- 1942
The Witness
The Witness6.51942HD
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...
- 1929
Furnace Trouble
Furnace Trouble01929HD
Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.
- 1938
An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone6.51938HD
Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.
- 1938
The Courtship of the Newt
The Courtship of the Newt01938HD
Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.
- 1939
Home Early
Home Early01939HD
A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club.
- 1929
Lesson No. 1
Lesson No. 101929HD
Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.
- 1941
Crime Control
Crime Control4.81941HD
A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several offenders...
- 1941
Waiting for Baby
Waiting for Baby01941HD
Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.
- 1935
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer01935HD
Clip-filled promotional short by MGM Studios celebrating the body of work by producer David O. Selznick.
- 1935
How to Break 90 at Croquet
How to Break 90 at Croquet01935HD
Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.
- 1933
Your Technocracy and Mine
Your Technocracy and Mine01933HD
Robert Benchley explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.
- 1944
Important Business
Important Business01944HD
Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."