CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 0h 9m · NR

How to Read

54%(13)IMDbComedy

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

Directed byRoy Rowland

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 9m
Language
EN
Released
August 27, 1938
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Lecturer

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Dental Patient (uncredited)

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Nagging Wife (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Annoying Club Member (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

Mahlon Hamilton

Man in Library (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Roy Rowland
Roy Rowland
Written by
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Kin Platt

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