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How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

★ 6.9/10•1936•9m•NR•Comedy•Crime

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

Felix E. Feist · Director

Robert Benchley · Writer

Frederic I. Rinaldo · Writer

Robert Lees · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime9m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 17, 1936

Actors

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Mr. Benchley

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Worried Citizen (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

McNulty (uncredited)

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