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How to Read

5.419389mNRMovieComedy

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

DirectorRoy Rowland
WritersKin Platt·Robert Benchley

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Cast · Directed by Roy Rowland

RBRobert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Lecturer
BBBarbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Dental Patient (uncredited)
MBMarie Blake
Marie Blake
Nagging Wife (uncredited)
HDHal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
MHMahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
Man in Library (uncredited)

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How to Read hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 15, 1938. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.