How to Sleep (1935 film short)
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How to Sleep is a 1935 comedic short film starring humorist Robert Benchley, offering a satirical, instructional look at the challenges of getting a good night’s sleep.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| How to Sleep | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-Reel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Robert Benchley’s humor ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Nick Grinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
demonstrations of sleep techniques
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voice-over commentary ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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short film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| hasFilmLengthCategory | one-reel ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
observational humor
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self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Robert Benchley character ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | How to Train a Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrator | Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Robert Benchley’s dry narration
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combining educational style with comedy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Robert Benchley MGM shorts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
difficulties of getting a good night’s sleep
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everyday middle-class life ⓘ |
| producer | Pete Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 11 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s America ⓘ |
| starring | Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
mock-instructional film
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satire ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
insomnia
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sleep ⓘ sleep hygiene ⓘ |
| title | How to Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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instructional parody ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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