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How to Be a Detective

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How to Be a Detective — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • October 17, 1936
  • Runtime
  • 9 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, Crime
  • Director
  • Felix E. Feist

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How to Be a Detective — Cast

Robert Benchley photo Robert Benchley Mr. Benchley Arthur Hoyt photo Arthur Hoyt Worried Citizen (uncredited) Dewey Robinson photo Dewey Robinson McNulty (uncredited)

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