Aug 27, 1938
9 min
Full-HD

How to Read (1938)

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

Category

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Robert Benchley

Lecturer

Barbara Bedford

Dental Patient (uncredited)

Marie Blake

Nagging Wife (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Annoying Club Member (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

Man in Library (uncredited)

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