Robert Benchley Movies

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...

Wilkie and Mitchell, trying to desert their draft into the army, stow away on a ship which takes them into the war zone. While AWOL, the rivals for...

A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.

Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.

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 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...

Newlywed Janie's (Joan Leslie) World War II-veteran husband (Robert Hutton) goes to work at her father's (Edward Arnold) newspaper.

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

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who...

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.