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CriticCrunch has 4 Robert Benchley titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.
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My Favorite Wife
1940
Comedy · Romance

Christmas in Connecticut
1945
Comedy · Romance

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
Comedy · Romance

I Was a Male War Bride
1949
Comedy · Romance

The Philadelphia Story
1940
Comedy · Romance

Adam's Rib
1949
Comedy · Romance

The Palm Beach Story
1942
Comedy · Romance

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Comedy · Fantasy

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 an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall

Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home. But little 'Sue Sue' finds herself in a whole heap of grownup trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Philip Kirby.
Dir. Billy Wilder · With Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.
Dir. René Clair · With Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley
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 be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
Dir. Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske · With Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Buddy Pepper