Search results for "Robert Benchley"

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
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85

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Stork Club (1945)

The Stork Club (1945)

The Stork Club (1945)
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90

Director Hal Walker’s 1945 musical comedy stars Betty Hutton as a hat-check girl at New York City’s famous nightclub. The cast also includes Barry Fitzgerald, Don Defore, Andy Russell, Iria…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Song of Russia (1944)

Song of Russia (1944)

Song of Russia (1944)
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107

American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
The Sky’s the Limit (1943)

The Sky’s the Limit (1943)

The Sky’s the Limit (1943)
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89

Flying 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…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Young and Willing (1943)

Young and Willing (1943)

Young and Willing (1943)
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83

For 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…

Genre: Drama
The Major and the Minor (1942)

The Major and the Minor (1942)

The Major and the Minor (1942)
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100

Returning to her hometown from New York, Susan Applegate learns that she hasn’t enough for the train fare and disguises herself as a twelve-year-old to travel for half the price….

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Nothing But Nerves (1942)

Nothing But Nerves (1942)

Nothing But Nerves (1942)
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10

After 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,…

You’ll Never Get Rich (1941)

You’ll Never Get Rich (1941)

You’ll Never Get Rich (1941)
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88

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
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74

Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the…

Crime Control (1941)

Crime Control (1941)

Crime Control (1941)
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10

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

Genre: Comedy
Nice Girl? (1941)

Nice Girl? (1941)

Nice Girl? (1941)
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91

Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Waiting for Baby (1941)

Waiting for Baby (1941)

Waiting for Baby (1941)
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10

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

Genre: Comedy
The Trouble with Husbands (1940)

The Trouble with Husbands (1940)

The Trouble with Husbands (1940)
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11

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 and…

Genre: Comedy
Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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120

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on…

An Hour for Lunch (1939)

An Hour for Lunch (1939)

An Hour for Lunch (1939)
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9

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

Genre: Comedy
How to Raise a Baby (1938)

How to Raise a Baby (1938)

How to Raise a Baby (1938)
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10

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

Genre: Comedy
How to Be a Detective (1936)

How to Be a Detective (1936)

How to Be a Detective (1936)
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9

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

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)

The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)

The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)
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11

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 to display his live…

Genre: Comedy