How to Be a Detective
6.9
8 votes·1936
·9m
·MovieComedyCrime
Overview
This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
Keywords
private detectivepolice profilingshort film
Cast
Robert Benchley
Mr. Benchley
Arthur Hoyt
Worried Citizen (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
McNulty (uncredited)
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