Movies

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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

This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.

Robert Benchley explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.

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

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...

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

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.

Clip-filled promotional short by MGM Studios celebrating the body of work by producer David O. Selznick.

In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.

Benchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar.

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

Benchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."