Robert Benchley Movies

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

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...

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

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

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

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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.

A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

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

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

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...

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 aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

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