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How to Read (1938)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 9M

Director : Roy Rowland

Synopsis

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

Actors

Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Lecturer
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Dental Patient (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Marie Blake
Nagging Wife (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
Man in Library (uncredited)

Crews

Roy Rowland
Roy Rowland
Director
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Writer
Kin Platt
Kin Platt
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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