Robert Benchley Movies

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

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

Joe Doakes is lamenting to his wife the lack of variety in his meals. In particular, he misses eating stewed tomatoes, the fruit which he believes...

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

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

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...

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

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

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...

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

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

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

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

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

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.

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

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.