How to Read

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How to Read

1938

0h 9m

5.4(13 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

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5 members

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Robert Benchley

Lecturer

Acting

Barbara Bedford

Dental Patient (uncredited)

Acting

Marie Blake

Nagging Wife (uncredited)

Acting

Hal K. Dawson

Annoying Club Member (uncredited)

Acting

Mahlon Hamilton

Man in Library (uncredited)

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