Robert Benchley Movies

  • 1933
    Rafter Romance

    Rafter Romance

    Rafter Romance

    6.81933HD

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

    Rafter Romance
  • 1938
    Music Made Simple

    Music Made Simple

    Music Made Simple

    6.51938HD

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

    Music Made Simple
  • 1942
    Syncopation

    Syncopation

    Syncopation

    6.81942HD

    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....

    Syncopation
  • 1939
    See Your Doctor

    See Your Doctor

    See Your Doctor

    6.51939HD

    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...

    See Your Doctor
  • 1937
    How to Start the Day

    How to Start the Day

    How to Start the Day

    6.61937HD

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

    How to Start the Day
  • 1938
    The Courtship of the Newt

    The Courtship of the Newt

    The Courtship of the Newt

    71938HD

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

    The Courtship of the Newt
  • 1938
    How to Figure Income Tax

    How to Figure Income Tax

    How to Figure Income Tax

    71938HD

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

    How to Figure Income Tax
  • 1943
    No News Is Good News

    No News Is Good News

    No News Is Good News

    6.71943HD

    Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

    No News Is Good News
  • 1932
    The Sport Parade

    The Sport Parade

    The Sport Parade

    5.41932HD

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

    The Sport Parade
  • 1929
    Lesson No. 1

    Lesson No. 1

    Lesson No. 1

    91929HD

    Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

    Lesson No. 1
  • 1938
    How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football

    How to Watch Football

    5.71938HD

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

    How to Watch Football
  • 1938
    How to Read

    How to Read

    How to Read

    5.41938HD

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

    How to Read
  • 1945
    Pan-Americana

    Pan-Americana

    Pan-Americana

    4.11945HD

    A New York magazine sends its editors to South America to find beautiful girls.

    Pan-Americana
  • 1938
    How to Raise a Baby

    How to Raise a Baby

    How to Raise a Baby

    7.31938HD

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

    How to Raise a Baby
  • 1939
    How to Sub-Let

    How to Sub-Let

    How to Sub-Let

    5.41939HD

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

    How to Sub-Let
  • 1926
    The American Venus

    The American Venus

    The American Venus

    81926HD

    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...

    The American Venus
  • 1928
    The Sex Life of the Polyp

    The Sex Life of the Polyp

    The Sex Life of the Polyp

    5.11928HD

    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...

    The Sex Life of the Polyp
  • 1924
    Second Youth

    Second Youth

    Second Youth

    101924HD

    1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

    Second Youth
  • 1940
    Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

    6.81940HD

    Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once...

    Hired Wife
  • 1936
    How to Train a Dog

    How to Train a Dog

    How to Train a Dog

    7.51936HD

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

    How to Train a Dog