Movies

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

This short film portrays the story of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), an American Naval officer who developed the first maps that charted the...

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This leads to one of the workers saying that Robert...

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

Joe Mason suffers from amnesia and is often in trouble. Catherine Foster befriends him and they marry. After a jolt jogs his memory, he remembers...

Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

Musical short about a fraternity and a sorority that call a halt to dating between their houses to improve their grades.

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

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