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4.5An Hour for Lunch
An Hour for Lunch
Benchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.
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6.6The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is ...
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6.6How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective
This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
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5How to Raise a Baby
How to Raise a Baby
American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.
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6.6You’ll Never Get Rich
You’ll Never Get Rich
A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.
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6.8I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
Rocksford, New England, 1672. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find happiness in their marriages. At ...
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0Nothing But Nerves
Nothing But Nerves
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 his coffee, and he thinks the ...
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5.2Crime Control
Crime Control
A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several offenders that have recently been brought in. ...
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6The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands
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 and shave. Then she sends him to the ...
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4.6The Sex Life of the Polyp
The Sex Life of the Polyp
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 to display his live specimens, he ...
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6.1The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, ...