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How to Sleep is a short comedy film written by and starring humorist Robert Benchley. Filmed and released by MGM in 1935 (as part of their "Miniatures" series), it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of sleep—causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.
How to Sleep: Directed by Nick Grinde. With Robert Benchley. A humorous look at the problems people have trying to sleep.
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- Comedy, Short
- Nick Grinde
- 1935-09-14
Robert Benchley tries to teach the audience how to sleep and how to fall asleep.
- Nick Grinde
- Robert Benchley
"How to Sleep" is a funny MGM short starring - and narrated by - Robert Benchley, the famed humorist and light sleeper. In this film, Benchley illustrates how to induce sleep, how to avoid sleep, how to awaken, and how to drive yourself bonkers.
How to Sleep is a mildly funny short film. It features a man who does many things to help him sleep: take a bath, drink warm milk, etc. Everything he does just makes sleep less likely. When he finally does hit the hay, he can't sleep very well.
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Nick Grindé
Feb 21, 2006 · Robert Benchley & The Knights of the Algonquin reviewed by Gordon Ernst, Director, Robert Benchley Society and author of Robert Benchley: An Annotated Bibliography -- This collection contains the following Benchley shorts: The Witness. The Trouble with Husbands. The Man's Angle. Crime Control.
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How to Sleep (1935, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Written and acted by Benchley, the short was based on a study on sleep and won the Academy Award in 1935 for Best Short Film, Benchley played narrator and sleeper) as Lecturer
