Robert Benchley Movies

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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...

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...

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

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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

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

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...

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

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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

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...

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...

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

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

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

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.