Robert Benchley Movies

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

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...

An anthropologist unwittingly takes a man disguised as a "primitive man" back to New York as a specimen.

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....

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...

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

The City Treasurer stands in for the mayor, throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.

A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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 answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.

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