Robert Benchley Movie Trailers
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Stewed, Fried and Boiled Trailer (1929)
29 March 1929
Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.
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.
The Sport Parade Trailer (1932)
11 November 1932
Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.
The Witness Trailer (1942)
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.
An Hour for Lunch Trailer (1939)
17 March 1939
Benchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.
David O. Selznick: Your New Producer Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
Clip-filled promotional short by MGM Studios celebrating the body of work by producer David O. Selznick.
Mental Poise Trailer (1938)
10 December 1938
In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.
How to Break 90 at Croquet Trailer (1935)
04 June 1935
Robert Benchley shows how to successfully play croquet.
Music Made Simple Trailer (1938)
16 March 1938
Benchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar.
The Romance of Digestion Trailer (1937)
13 March 1937
A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and digesting food.
The National Barn Dance Trailer (1944)
24 September 1944
This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
How to Vote Trailer (1936)
04 September 1936
A candidate has laryngitis, so his assistant must make a speech in his place. Both the speaker and his audience are soon befuddled.
The Ten-Year Lunch Trailer (1987)
28 September 1987
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s.
I'm a Civilian Here Myself Trailer (1945)
01 January 1945
A comic training film designed to help sailors readjust to civilain life after World War II.
Take a Letter, Darling Trailer (1942)
06 May 1942
A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.
Three Girls About Town Trailer (1941)
23 October 1941
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it.
Song of Russia Trailer (1944)
10 February 1944
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
Broadway Melody of 1938 Trailer (1937)
20 August 1937
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee.
The Treasurer's Report Trailer (1928)
11 March 1928
Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.
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.
Boogie Woogie Trailer (1945)
15 June 1945
While his wife is away, Frederick Stumplefinger lets his kids go out jitterbugging on a school night, only to have his wife return early.
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.
Dark Magic Trailer (1939)
12 May 1939
A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.
Sky Devils Trailer (1932)
12 March 1932
Wilkie and Mitchell, trying to desert their draft into the army, stow away on a ship which takes them into the war zone.
That Inferior Feeling Trailer (1940)
20 January 1940
Joe Doakes, like most men, is unable to cope with personal emergencies or those in a position of authority (real or imagined).
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.
Rafter Romance Trailer (1933)
01 September 1933
A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.
The American Venus Trailer (1926)
31 January 1926
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 competitive rival in the cosmetics business.
Bedtime Story Trailer (1941)
25 December 1941
A Broadway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants is to retire to Connecticut and, following a few 'worlds-apart" discussion of the issue, they get a divorce.
Flesh and Fantasy Trailer (1943)
29 October 1943
Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
How to Raise a Baby Trailer (1938)
01 July 1938
American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.
How to Train a Dog Trailer (1936)
01 July 1936
This comedic short provides a lesson in how NOT to train a dog.
Bob Hope's World of Comedy Trailer (1976)
29 October 1976
Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute collection proves that laughter is the universal language with a sidesplitting salute to slapstick, satire, sketch comedy and zingers.
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.
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.
How to Sleep Trailer (1935)
14 September 1935
A lecturer seated at a desk promises an informative film about how to sleep; it's a sequel to and inspired by "How to stay awake," which put his audience to sleep.
Important Business Trailer (1944)
29 April 1944
Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."
How to Watch Football Trailer (1938)
07 October 1938
Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.
My Tomato Trailer (1943)
04 December 1943
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 incorrectly is being rationed as a war measure.
How to Be a Detective Trailer (1936)
17 October 1936
This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
Why Daddy? Trailer (1944)
20 May 1944
When Joe Doakes listens to a quiz show on the radio and knows all the answers, his wife encourages him to go on a quiz show himself.
How to Start the Day Trailer (1937)
11 November 1937
Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.