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1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Newlywed Janie's (Joan Leslie) World War II-veteran husband (Robert Hutton) goes to work at her father's (Edward Arnold) newspaper.

A man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

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

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

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

This comedic short provides a lesson in how NOT to train a dog.

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

Teenage Janie falls in love with a private from an Army base opposed by her editor father.

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...

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.

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...

American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.

Dr. Benchley is addressing the Ladies Club on the subject of the reproductive habits of the polyp, a small aquatic organism. Although he is not able...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Joe Doakes, like most men, is unable to cope with personal emergencies or those in a position of authority (real or imagined).

A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several offenders...

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

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...