How to Be a Detective

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

Cast

Robert Benchley

as Mr. Benchley

Arthur Hoyt

as Worried Citizen (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as McNulty (uncredited)

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