How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1936•9m•7.0/10

ComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(7)

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Mr. Benchley

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Worried Citizen (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

McNulty (uncredited)

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