Movies by Actor - Robert Benchley (95 [Missing: 20]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Sex Life Of The Polyp, TheDr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic. | 1928 | Thomas Chalmers | Comedy,Short | 5.4 (317 votes) | 11 | 20211228 |
| The SpellbinderNA | 1928 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| The Treasurer's ReportNA | 1928 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Furnace TroubleNA | 1929 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Lesson No. 1NA | 1929 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Stewed, Fried and BoiledNA | 1929 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Sport Parade, TheSpoiled sports hero learns hard lessons. | 1932 | Dudley Murphy | Drama,Romance,Sport | 5.8 (240 votes) | 64 | 20211228 |
| Dancing LadyAn attractive dancer is rescued from jail by a rich man, who helps her to have her first big opportunity at a musical play on Broadway. | 1933 | Robert Z. Leonard | Comedy,Musical,Romance | 6.7 (2.4K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Headline ShooterThe adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman. | 1933 | Otto Brower | Adventure,Crime,Drama | 6.1 (170 votes) | 61 | 20211228 |
| Rafter RomanceA man and a woman share an apartment on a shift basis, never seeing each other; she dislikes him until they actually meet. | 1933 | William A. Seiter | Comedy,Romance | 6.7 (823 votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Your Technocracy and MineNA | 1933 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Social RegisterNA | 1934 | | Comedy,Drama,Music | | | Not Available |
| China SeasWhen earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize Gaskell's ship. | 1935 | Tay Garnett | Action,Adventure,Drama | 6.9 (2.5K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| How to SleepA humorous look at the problems people have trying to sleep. | 1935 | Nick Grinde | Comedy,Short | 6.4 (636 votes) | 11 | 20211228 |
| How to Be a DetectiveA man is giving a lecture on how to be a detective. The first section of the lecture deals with identifying criminals, where he asks a sketch artist to compile a composite of the complete criminal based on the stereotypical features | 1936 | Felix E. Feist | Comedy,Crime,Short | 5.5 (300 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| How to BehaveBenchley, a newspaper columnist who writes on issues of etiquette, receives a telephone call from two men working deep in a manhole, they who are arguing about what to do if a woman fell into their manhole while they're eating. One a | 1936 | Arthur Ripley | Comedy,Short | 6.3 (107 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| How to VoteA candidate has laryngitis, so his assistant must make a speech in his place. Both the speaker and his audience are soon befuddled. | 1936 | Felix E. Feist | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (123 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Piccadilly JimIn London, an American street caricaturist falls in love with a young woman who suddenly disappears, prompting him to develop a comic strip based on a "From Rags to Riches" family, that he does not know is hers, causing her embarrass | 1936 | Robert Z. Leonard | Comedy,Romance | 6.8 (374 votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Broadway Melody of 1938Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse she used | 1937 | Roy Del Ruth | Musical,Romance | 6.7 (1.2K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Live, Love and LearnBob is a struggling artist who paints for his own amusement. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in a small apartment with the constant company of close friend Oscar, they are... | 1937 | George Fitzmaurice | Comedy,Drama,Romance | 5.9 (387 votes) | 3 | 20220912 |
| Night at the Movies, AA man and his wife have a less-than-enjoyable time at the movies. | 1937 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.3 (434 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Romance of Digestion, TheA brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and digesting food. The on-screen narrator begins with teeth, "little sentinels" as he ca | 1937 | Felix E. Feist | Comedy,Short | 5.7 (73 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| Courtship of the Newt, TheA zoology professor gives a lecture on the title subject. He tells the audience that there is a newt in a tank of water seen on a table. The tank is filled with what looks like seaweed, and the professor can't seem to get his hands o | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.0 (88 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| How to Figure Income TaxAs he is now working on his income tax, Joe Doakes conducts the latest in his series of "how to" lectures, this time on income tax. He provides a general overview on the theory behind the income tax, and to where the money goes. He t | 1938 | Felix E. Feist | Comedy,Short | 6.6 (92 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Mental PoiseWhen a look-alike patient visits a psychoanalyst, it soon becomes difficult to determine who is analyzing whom. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 5.3 (97 votes) | 7 | 20211228 |
| Mental PoiseWhen a look-alike patient visits a psychoanalyst, it soon becomes difficult to determine who is analyzing whom. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 5.3 (97 votes) | 7 | 20211228 |
| Music Made SimpleBenchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.1 (75 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| Dark MagicJoseph A. Doakes goes into a toy shop looking for a gift for his 12-year-old son, and the clerk shows him a box of magic tricks. After a store employee demonstrates several of them, Doakes purchases the box - as well as a larger, mor | 1939 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (126 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| How to EatHumorist 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. | 1939 | Roy Rowland, Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway | Comedy,Short | 6.8 (104 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| How to EatHumorist 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. | 1939 | Roy Rowland, Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway | Comedy,Short | 6.8 (104 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| How to Sub-LetBenchley, in this MGM short (production number B-723), in his usual befuddlement state, demonstrates the proper(?) method of sub-letting an apartment; he manages to show all the worst features. | 1939 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (78 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| See Your DoctorA 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. | 1939 | Basil Wrangell | Comedy,Short | 6.1 (140 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| See Your DoctorA 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. | 1939 | Basil Wrangell | Comedy,Short | 6.1 (140 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| Foreign CorrespondentOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. | 1940 | Alfred Hitchcock | Action,Drama,Romance | 7.5 (20.2K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Hired WifeCement company CEO Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a wife in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover. Once the threat to his company is neutraliz | 1940 | William A. Seiter | Comedy,Romance | 6.6 (406 votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Home MoviesBlunderer Robert Benchley is going to show some house guests the film he and his wife took on a vacation trip. He sets up the projector and the reel begins...and nothing good happens for Benchley from this point. | 1940 | Basil Wrangell | Comedy,Short | 6.4 (115 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| That Inferior FeelingJoe Doakes, like most men, is unable to cope with personal emergencies or those in a position of authority (real or imagined). | 1940 | Basil Wrangell | Comedy,Short | 6.3 (185 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Trouble With Husbands, TheLecturer Robert Benchley outlines some of the pet peeves that wives have with their husbands. | 1940 | Leslie M. Roush | Comedy,Short | 6.6 (67 votes) | 11 | 20211228 |
| Bedtime StoryA playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play. | 1941 | Alexander Hall | Comedy,Romance | 6.7 (597 votes) | 85 | 20220423 |
| Crime ControlPolice officer Benchley shows us the antisocial potential of inanimate objects such as shoelaces and handkerchiefs. | 1941 | Leslie M. Roush | Comedy,Crime,Short | 6.4 (59 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Crime ControlPolice officer Benchley shows us the antisocial potential of inanimate objects such as shoelaces and handkerchiefs. | 1941 | Leslie M. Roush | Comedy,Crime,Short | 6.4 (59 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| The Forgotten ManNA | 1941 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| How to Take a VacationNA | 1941 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Nice GirlA young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners. | 1941 | William A. Seiter | Comedy,Drama,Musical | 6.7 (328 votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Reluctant Dragon, TheHumorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon. | 1941 | Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Jack Kinney | Animation,Comedy,Family | 6.8 (3.2K votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
| Three Girls About TownTo save the reputation of the hotel where they are employed, sisters try to cover up a murder. | 1941 | Leigh Jason | Adventure,Comedy,Crime | 6.3 (325 votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| You'll Never Get RichIn order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real. | 1941 | Sidney Lanfield | Comedy,Musical,Romance | 6.8 (2.5K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| I Married A WitchA beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor. | 1942 | René Clair | Comedy,Fantasy,Romance | 7.1 (7.9K votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Keeping in ShapeNA | 1942 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Keeping in ShapeNA | 1942 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Major and The Minor, TheA frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major. | 1942 | Billy Wilder | Comedy,Romance | 7.4 (6.8K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Nothing But NervesAfter 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 | 1942 | Leslie M. Roush | Comedy,Short | 5.8 (54 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Take a Letter, DarlingA 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. | 1942 | Mitchell Leisen | Comedy,Romance | 6.7 (539 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| My TomatoJoe 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. Mrs. Doakes knows that tomatoes aren't | 1943 | Will Jason | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (144 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| No News is Good NewsRobert Benchley answers questions sent in by people. The first question is about inflation; the second is about if elephants can be used in modern warfare; and the third, what would happen if Russia was involved in a stalemate in Upp | 1943 | Will Jason | Comedy,Short | 6.0 (88 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| No News is Good NewsRobert Benchley answers questions sent in by people. The first question is about inflation; the second is about if elephants can be used in modern warfare; and the third, what would happen if Russia was involved in a stalemate in Upp | 1943 | Will Jason | Comedy,Short | 6.0 (88 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Sky's the Limit, TheFlying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter. | 1943 | Edward H. Griffith | Comedy,Musical,Romance | 6.4 (980 votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Song of RussiaPropaganda film from WW2, designed to raise the awareness of the American public regarding USSR's fight against Nazi Germany. | 1944 | Gregory Ratoff, Laslo Benedek | Drama,Music,Romance | 5.9 (290 votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Young and WillingFor those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold to United Artists in the early-40's when U. | 1943 | Edward H. Griffith | Comedy,Romance | 5.7 (288 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Her Primitive ManA woman sets out to prove that a writer's ideas about "savages" are wrong. She goes to the jungle and finds a "primitive" man to bring back, unaware that it is actually the writer himself disguised as a "savage." | 1944 | Charles Lamont | Comedy,Romance | 5.9 (31 votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| JanieJanie is a scatter-brained and high spirited teenage girl living in the small town of Hortonville. World War II causes the establishment of an army camp just outside town. Janie and her bobby soxer friends have their hearts set aflut | 1944 | Michael Curtiz | Comedy,Romance,War | 6.0 (399 votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| National Barn DanceNA | 1944 | | Comedy,Music,Romance | | | Not Available |
| Practically YoursA presumed-dead World War II pilot's last words are misquoted as a declaration of love for his co-worker, forcing him to keep up the ruse when he returns home alive. | 1944 | Mitchell Leisen | Comedy,Romance,War | 6.2 (158 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Boogie WoogieNA | 1945 | | Comedy,Musical,Short | | | Not Available |
| It's in the BagThe ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in. | 1945 | Richard Wallace | Comedy | 6.8 (486 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Kiss and Tell15-year-old Corliss Archer and 17-year-old Mildred Pringle are best friends and get into some mischief together which causes their parents to fight over who is a bad influence on whom. Their fight also affects on Mildred and Lenny Ar | 1945 | Richard Wallace | Comedy | 6.6 (258 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Pan-AmericanaAmerican journalist Jo Anne Benson works for a popular travel magazine. Looking for interesting stories, she travels to South America, accompanied by dashing photographer Dan Jordan. Jo Anne hopes to meet her fiancé Charlie Corker... | 1945 | John H. Auer | Comedy,Musical,Romance | 5.3 (124 votes) | 0 | 20241215 |
| Road to UtopiaTwo vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer. | 1945 | Hal Walker | Adventure,Comedy,Family | 7.2 (3.4K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Stork Club, TheA hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment and a charge account at a department store. W | 1945 | Hal Walker | Comedy,Musical,Romance | 6.4 (658 votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Week-end at the WaldorfThe misadventures of a group of diverse guests at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan. | 1945 | Robert Z. Leonard | Comedy,Drama,Music | 6.6 (1.2K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Bride Wore Boots, TheA bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it. | 1946 | Irving Pichel | Adventure,Comedy,Romance | 6.1 (425 votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Janie Gets MarriedMarried life isn't as blissful as either Dick or Janie had hoped. Dick is hired to write filler for his father-in-law's newspaper, but is never allowed to prove his real worth. Janie has to do housekeeping while dealing with a "well- | 1946 | Vincent Sherman | Comedy,Romance | 6.0 (187 votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| SnafuA 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home. | 1945 | Jack Moss | Comedy,Romance,War | 7.3 | 85 | 20260622 |
| Home EarlyA businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club. | 1939 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.0 (84 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| An Evening AloneWith his wife gone for the evening, a man is left alone at home. Left alone to their own devices, men tend to be more thoughtful and analytical in deciding what to do than women. This man decides to figure out how the cuckoo clock on | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.3 (109 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| The Man's AngleNA | 1942 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| How to Raise a BabyA humorous look at the trials and tribulations of fatherhood. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.4 (139 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| An Hour for LunchBenchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. | 1939 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (114 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| An Hour for LunchBenchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. | 1939 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (114 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Opening DaySneeversport is excited for opening day home game taking place in new Municipal Park baseball field. But first they must endure monotonous and rambling speech by City Treasurer Benchley, who surprises when he finally throws the first | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short,Sport | 5.8 (113 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| The WitnessNA | 1942 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Day of Rest, TheA family man tries to spend a quiet Sunday at home, but his wife and children have other ideas. | 1939 | Basil Wrangell | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (88 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Why DaddyWhen 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. He appears on a new show called "Why Daddy?", where a child and an adult compete against each other, | 1944 | Will Jason | Comedy,Short | 5.6 (204 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer'NA | 1935 | | Biography,Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Hollywood Victory CaravanNA | 1945 | | Comedy,Music,Short | | | Not Available |
| How to Start the DayBenchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right. | 1937 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.7 (95 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| How to Train a DogAfter a new dog owner decides on which dog to buy at the pet store, this short soon becomes a lesson in how NOT to train a dog. | 1936 | Arthur Ripley | Comedy,Short | 6.8 (133 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| How to Train a DogAfter a new dog owner decides on which dog to buy at the pet store, this short soon becomes a lesson in how NOT to train a dog. | 1936 | Arthur Ripley | Comedy,Short | 6.8 (133 votes) | 8 | 20211228 |
| Important BusinessRobert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business." | 1944 | Will Jason | Comedy,Short | 6.2 (97 votes) | 11 | 20211228 |
| How to Watch FootballHumorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short,Sport | 5.9 (137 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| How to ReadHumorist Robert Benchley offers a tongue-in-cheek lesson on how to avoid eye strain while reading. | 1938 | Roy Rowland | Comedy,Short | 6.5 (106 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| How to Break 90 at CroquetNA | 1935 | | Comedy,Short,Sport | | | Not Available |
| I'm a Civilian Here MyselfNA | 1945 | | Comedy,Short | | | Not Available |
| Waiting For BabyMr. Benchley examines the pressures faced by expectant fathers. | 1941 | Leslie M. Roush | Comedy,Short | 5.8 (45 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 9: Sports in HollywoodNA | 1940 | | Documentary,Short | | | Not Available |