Robert Benchley Movies

This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.

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

This comedic short provides a lesson in how NOT to train a dog.

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

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club.

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...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

While his wife is away, Frederick Stumplefinger lets his kids go out jitterbugging on a school night, only to have his wife return early.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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

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...