Robert Benchley Movie Trailers

The Trouble with Husbands Trailer (1940)

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.

Keeping in Shape Trailer (1942)

22 June 1942

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

Headline Shooter Trailer (1933)

28 July 1933

A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.

How to Take a Vacation Trailer (1941)

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.

The Pixar Story Trailer (2007)

28 August 2007

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 its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits.

How to Eat Trailer (1939)

10 June 1939

Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect one's ability to consume and digest food, using his stock everyman and slightly bumbling character Joe Doakes to dramatize such situations.

Home Early Trailer (1939)

26 May 1939

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club.

Hollywood Victory Caravan Trailer (1945)

30 September 1945

A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.

Furnace Trouble Trailer (1929)

04 February 1929

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

Second Youth Trailer (1924)

06 April 1924

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Blind Adventure Trailer (1933)

18 August 1933

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe.

I Married a Witch Trailer (1942)

30 October 1942

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

No News Is Good News Trailer (1943)

18 December 1943

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Foreign Correspondent Trailer (1940)

16 August 1940

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war.

The Reluctant Dragon Trailer (1941)

19 June 1941

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.

You'll Never Get Rich Trailer (1941)

25 September 1941

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.

Murder on a Honeymoon Trailer (1935)

22 February 1935

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 Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Trailer (2004)

31 May 2004

Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a docile dragon the art of being a force to be reckoned with.

Home Movies Trailer (1940)

17 February 1940

A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.

China Seas Trailer (1935)

09 August 1935

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold.

See Your Doctor Trailer (1939)

16 December 1939

A lecturer tells the audience that it is National Take Care Week. He tells the story of a man who gets stung in his garden and the problems the man has when he seeks treatment at the doctor's office.

The Sex Life of the Polyp Trailer (1928)

25 July 1928

Dr. Benchley is addressing the Ladies Club on the subject of the reproductive habits of the polyp, a small aquatic organism.

Snafu Trailer (1945)

22 November 1945

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge.

The Bride Wore Boots Trailer (1946)

05 June 1946

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

Live, Love and Learn Trailer (1937)

29 October 1937

A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love at first sight and immediately get married.

The Sky's the Limit Trailer (1943)

13 July 1943

Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave.

It's in the Bag! Trailer (1945)

21 April 1945

The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.

Road to Utopia Trailer (1946)

27 February 1946

While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs.

Kiss and Tell Trailer (1945)

04 October 1945

Film adaptation of the Broadway hit, about the comic mayhem that erupts in a small town when a 15-year old high-schooler (Shirley Temple) is wrongly suspected of being pregnant.

Her Primitive Man Trailer (1944)

29 May 1944

An anthropologist unwittingly takes a man disguised as a "primitive man" back to New York as a specimen.

The Major and the Minor Trailer (1942)

16 September 1942

Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home.

See Here, Private Hargrove Trailer (1944)

18 March 1944

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Trailer (1936)

11 January 1936

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

That's Entertainment, Part II Trailer (1976)

16 May 1976

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

The Forgotten Man Trailer (1941)

22 May 1941

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.

You'd Be Surprised Trailer (1926)

24 September 1926

A diamond is stolen at a houseboat party given by the district attorney. He gives the thief a chance to return it by putting an empty box on a table and turning out the lights.

Nice Girl? Trailer (1941)

21 February 1941

Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane.

Social Register Trailer (1934)

10 March 1934

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss.

Practically Yours Trailer (1944)

20 December 1944

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly remembering his days back home walking his dog Piggy.

Showbiz Goes to War Trailer (1982)

31 December 1982

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 American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare.

Piccadilly Jim Trailer (1936)

14 August 1936

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 Lord Priory.

A Night at the Movies Trailer (1937)

06 November 1937

A Night at the Movies is a short film starring Robert Benchley. It was Benchley's greatest success since How to Sleep, and won him a contract for more short films that would be produced in New York.

Dancing Lady Trailer (1933)

24 November 1933

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch.

Mental Poise Trailer (1938)

10 December 1938

In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.

Hired Wife Trailer (1940)

13 September 1940

Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal.

Syncopation Trailer (1942)

22 May 1942

In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George.

The Stork Club Trailer (1945)

28 December 1945

After aspiring singer Judy Peabody rescues the elderly J.B. Bates from drowning, she assumes that the disheveled man is a vagrant and goes back to her job checking hats at New York City's famed Stork Club.