Robert Benchley Movies

After some investigation, Robert Benchley finds his nerves are in a bad state. He has the jitters so bad he can't hold his cup still enough to drink...

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...

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

As Joe Doakes is reading the newspaper, he begins to talk to himself. Questioned by his wife, he explains that he is disturbed by the paper's account...

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

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...

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...

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

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

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...

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

Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.