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How to Be a Detective
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How to Be a Detective

Oct 17, 1936
0h 9m
★ 6.5

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy
Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Robert Benchley

Mr. Benchley

Robert Benchley

Arthur Hoyt

Worried Citizen (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Dewey Robinson

McNulty (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

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