Robert Benchley Movies

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

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

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...

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...

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle...

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

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

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

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

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

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...

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

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

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

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.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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

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