Robert Benchley Movies

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

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

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...

Joe Doakes, like most men, is unable to cope with personal emergencies or those in a position of authority (real or imagined).

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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.

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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...

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...

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 lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most...

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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...

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...

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

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

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

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