Robert Benchley Movies

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

A man humorously attempts to give an overview of income taxes.

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...

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...

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

Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with...

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...

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

Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands...

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.

A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.

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

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

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

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...

The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces threats of bankruptcy.

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...

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

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