Robert Benchley Movies

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

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...

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

In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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...

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle...

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

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

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

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

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

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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...

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

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

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...