How to Read
Aug 27 1938
•0h 9m
•Comedy
Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.
Cast
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Robert Benchley
Lecturer
Barbara Bedford
Dental Patient (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Nagging Wife (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
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