- How to Sleep
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name = How to Sleep
image_size = 200px
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writer =Robert Benchley
narrator = Robert Benchley
starring = Robert Benchley
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distributor =MGM
released = 1935
runtime = 11 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 026497"How to Sleep" is a
short film byRobert Benchley . Filmed and released byMGM in 1935, it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of sleep - causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.The film was extremely well received, and won an
Academy Award for Best Short Subject at the1935 Academy Awards .The film is included as an extra on the DVD of the feature film,
A Night at the Opera .References
* Billy Altman, "Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley". (New York City:
W. W. Norton , 1997. ISBN 0393038335).
* Nathaniel Benchley, "Robert Benchley, a biography". (New York City,McGraw-Hill , 1955).External links
*imdb title|026497
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