Leslie M. Roush Trailers
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Total trailers found: 21
08 November 1940
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.
22 June 1942
Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.
09 October 1941
In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.
01 January 1956
A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.
01 January 1939
This film is less a typical musical short and more like an educational film. It consists of a narrator describing the music, composition and style of a big band.
22 May 1941
Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.
22 October 1937
Part of Paramount Headliner: Hollywood Star Reporter series
12 January 1939
A 10-minute short headlining the dance music of Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, with emphasis on the accordion and an electric organ.
24 January 1941
Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.
14 August 1942
A lecturer on domestic difficulties, having previously discussed the subject from a woman's viewpoint, now proceeds to present the man's perspective.
02 November 1937
An all-girl band under the direction of Phil Spitalny play us a bunch of tunes.
02 January 1942
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 arrival of some plumbers is just a giant conspiracy to keep him unnerved.
21 March 1938
An entry in Paramount's "Star Reporter" series starring Ted Husing. As usual, Ted is seated at a desk introducing various acts and peoplle, and the camera cuts to these acts playing at various clubs and cabarets in NYC.
23 January 1936
Moscow Moods is a 1936 American short film directed by Fred Waller. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).
11 April 1941
A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals.
01 January 1942
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 of the ways that a government investigative committee has been interrogating its witnesses.
05 May 1939
Short musical subject featuring the work of composer Hoagy Carmichael performed by him and featuring Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra, as well as vocalist Meredith Blake.
16 November 1938
A fictional plot Paramount Headline series short that follows the busy day of the Himber Orchestra. It opens with the band at morning rehearsal, playing the novelty number "Sound Your A.
25 May 1938
In a nightclub setting, Bob Crosby and His Orchestra play five numbers, as young couples dance in front of the bandstand, in contrasting styles ranging from Dixieland to Blues to Ragtime Pop to Swing: "How'dja Like to Love Me?", "Pagan Love Song", "Moments Like This", "Romance in the Dark" and one of the group's best-known recordings, "The South Rampart Street Blues.
03 January 1941
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra have a jam session.
26 September 1941
This Paramount Headliner short (in-house number A1-1) was filmed at Jones Beach and features a background of pretty girls, bathing suits and the ocean.