Robert Benchley Movies

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

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

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

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

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

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

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...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

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

American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.

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

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

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

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...

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

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.