How to Be a Detective
Genres
Overview
This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
9 min
Release Date
1936-10-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.6
Robert Benchley
Mr. Benchley
Arthur Hoyt
Worried Citizen (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
McNulty (uncredited)
7.6
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6.5
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7.0
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0.0
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0.0
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6.8
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7.1
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6.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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4.0
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6.7
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10.0
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0.0
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6.0
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7.4
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0.0
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