Robert Benchley Movies

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...

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

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

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.

Teenage Janie falls in love with a private from an Army base opposed by her editor father.

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

A man humorously attempts to give an overview of income taxes.

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...

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

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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...

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

A candidate has laryngitis, so his assistant must make a speech in his place. Both the speaker and his audience are soon befuddled.

A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.