Robert Benchley Movies

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

A candidate has laryngitis, so his assistant must make a speech in his place. Both the speaker and his audience are soon befuddled.

When Joe Doakes listens to a quiz show on the radio and knows all the answers, his wife encourages him to go on a quiz show himself. He appears on a...

A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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

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

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....

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

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

A New York magazine sends its editors to South America to find beautiful girls.

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.