Robert Benchley Movies

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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

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

Lesson No. 1 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 man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

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

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...

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...

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 explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

Clip-filled promotional short by MGM Studios celebrating the body of work by producer David O. Selznick.

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.