Robert Benchley Movies

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

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

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Benchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar.

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

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

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

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...

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss....

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

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

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

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...

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

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