Dr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic.
Robert Benchley
United States
If you have eleven minutes to spare and you don’t mind a movie that consists almost entirely of a middle-aged man fumbling with a wooden pointer, you should watch this. It’s for anyone who finds social discomfort funny. If you need a plot, or if you’re looking for the high-energy slapstick of something like His Picture...
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Thomas Chalmers
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"If you have eleven minutes to spare and you don’t mind a movie that consists almost entirely of a middle-aged man fumbling with a wooden pointer, you should watch this. It’s for anyone who finds social discomfort funny. If you need a plot, or if you’re looking for the high-energy slapstick of something like His Picture in the Papers, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. This is just a guy in a tuxedo being deeply, professionally uncomfortable. Robert Benchley has this specific way of clea..."
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