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How to Be a Detective (1936)
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65
NR
9 min
Oct 17th, 1936
Comedy
,
Crime
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This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
Starring
Robert Benchley
Arthur Hoyt
Dewey Robinson
Director
Felix E. Feist
Writers
Robert Benchley
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Robert Lees
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Theatrical Release:
October 17th, 1936
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
short film
private detective
police profiling
Cast & Crew
R
Robert Benchley
as Mr. Benchley
A
Arthur Hoyt
as Worried Citizen (uncredited)
D
Dewey Robinson
as McNulty (uncredited)
F
Felix E. Feist
Director
R
Robert Benchley
Writer
F
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Writer
R
Robert Lees
Writer
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