Robert Benchley Movies

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...

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

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several offenders...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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

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'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.