Robert Benchley

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I Married a Witch
7.1

I Married a Witch

Oct. 30, 1942

I Married a Witch

Rocksford, New England, 1672. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find ...
The Major and the Minor
7.4

The Major and the Minor

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn’t enough ...
The Reluctant Dragon
6.7

The Reluctant Dragon

Jun. 19, 1941

The Reluctant Dragon

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 ...
Nothing But Nerves
5.8

Nothing But Nerves

Jan. 02, 1942

Nothing But Nerves

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 ...
Waiting for Baby
5.9

Waiting for Baby

Jan. 24, 1941

Waiting for Baby

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.
Crime Control
6.3

Crime Control

Apr. 11, 1941

Crime Control

A police officer alerts his audience to the fact that inanimate objects can be as dangerous as human criminals. He then displays several ...
The Trouble with Husbands
6.6

The Trouble with Husbands

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 ...
Foreign Correspondent
7.4

Foreign Correspondent

Aug. 16, 1940

Foreign Correspondent

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 ...