Home Movies Trailer (1940)
17 February 1940 Comedy 8 mins
A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.
Watch the official Home Movies 1940 trailer in HD below or find more Home Movies videos on Vidimovie.
Cast
Robert Benchley as Joe Doakes
Marie Blake as Party Guest (uncredited)
John Butler as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Monica Bannister as Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Basil Wrangell Director
Jack Chertok Producer
Ralph Goldstein Editor
Robert Benchley Writer
Jack Greenhalgh Director of Photography
International Releases Dates
United States 17 February 1940
Production Companies
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