Robert Benchley Filmes
- 1941
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon6.61941HD
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...
- 1944
The National Barn Dance
The National Barn Dance01944HD
This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
- 1940
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent6.981940HD
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an...
- 1935
Murder on a Honeymoon
Murder on a Honeymoon6.21935HD
An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James...
- 1941
How to Take a Vacation
How to Take a Vacation7.51941HD
In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.
- 1943
No News Is Good News
No News Is Good News41943HD
Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy6.31964HD
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War101982HD
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...
- 1942
The Witness
The Witness6.51942HD
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...
- 1942
Keeping in Shape
Keeping in Shape21942HD
Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.
- 2007
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story7.5512007HD
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of...
- 1926
The American Venus
The American Venus01926HD
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...
- 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 19386.21937HD
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces...
- 1937
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn5.81937HD
A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love on first sight and immediately get married. She loves his outrageous behaviour, his...
- 1933
Blind Adventure
Blind Adventure5.51933HD
Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they...
- 1943
My Tomato
My Tomato71943HD
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...
- 1941
The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man91941HD
Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.
- 1942
Syncopation
Syncopation6.21942HD
A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.
- 1940
The Trouble with Husbands
The Trouble with Husbands6.21940HD
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...
- 1935
China Seas
China Seas6.31935HD
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only...