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1943Short⏱️ 10mApproved
ComedyShort
5.9
IMDB Rating
114 votes

Robert Benchley answers questions sent in by people. The first question is about inflation; the second is about if elephants can be used in modern warfare; and the third, what would happen if Russia was involved in a stalemate in ...

Director
Will Jason
Writers
Robert Benchley, Sam Baerwitz, Frank Sullivan
Stars
Robert Benchley, John B. Kennedy, Lon Poff
Release Date
December 18, 1943
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
as Answer Man
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John B. Kennedy
as Self
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
as Elderly Studio Pageboy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

crystal ballmoneyinflationroller skatestalking to the camera

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Off he goes, into the Wild Blue Yonder!
by wmorrow592005-08-23
7/10

"Under the opening credits of this short comedy we hear a rousing rendition of "Off We Go, Into the Wild Blue Yonder," so perhaps it may come as a surprise to some viewers that after the credits are over we find ourselves looking not at a fleet of jet fighters or a team of heroic pilots but at a plump middle-aged man in a suit, who is peering into a crystal ball with comic intensity. This is humorist Robert Benchley on the verge of launching into one of his familiar nonsense lectures, this time answering written questions on various topics (allegedly) submitted by viewers. The subject..."

📖 Synopsis

Robert Benchley answers questions sent in by people. The first question is about inflation; the second is about if elephants can be used in modern warfare; and the third, what would happen if Russia was involved in a stalemate in ...