Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

September 14, 1889

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Known For

12 titles
1
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · 2h 0m · Movie

On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.

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2
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942 · 1h 17m · Movie

A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.

7.1
3
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942 · 1h 40m · Movie

A 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.

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4
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

Humorist 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.

6.7
5
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.

7.1
6
China Seas

China Seas

1935 · 1h 27m · Movie

When 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.

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7
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 · 1h 28m · Movie

In 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.

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8
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933 · 1h 32m · Movie

An 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.

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9
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943 · 1h 29m · Movie

Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.

6.3
10
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · 1h 34m · Movie

An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.

6.9
11
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 · 1h 25m · Movie

A 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.

6.0
12
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941 · 1h 31m · Movie

A young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners.

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