Robert Benchley Movies

Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once...

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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

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...

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly...

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they...

A Night at the Movies is a short film starring Robert Benchley. It was Benchley's greatest success since How to Sleep, and won him a contract for...

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

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

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...