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  • How to Be a Detective (1936)
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    Short | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
How to Be a Detective (1936)
Approved
Short | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Benchley's lecture on detective work includes topics such as: types of criminals to be detected; getting a confession; and escorting a criminal to prison. Guess who ends up behind bars.
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Director
Felix E. Feist
Writers
Robert Benchley | Robert Lees | Frederic I. Rinaldo
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Updated Oct 17, 1936
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Oct 17, 1936 (United States)

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