Robert Benchley Movies

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 comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.

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 comic training film designed to help sailors readjust to civilain life after World War II.

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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

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...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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

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

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

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

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...

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 man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

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...

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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