Robert Benchley Movies

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

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

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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 man humorously attempts to give an overview of income taxes.

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

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

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

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.