Robert Benchley Movies

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.

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

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...

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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...

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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...

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.

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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

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...

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 shows how to successfully play croquet.

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

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