Robert Benchley Movies

Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being...

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

Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with...

Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic...

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the...

For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of...

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...

This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.

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

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

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

The Spellbinder is a 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.

Robert Benchley explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.

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