Robert Benchley Movies

In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George....

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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

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

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

Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.

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

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...

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 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...

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

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.

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

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

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