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How to Read(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-08-27
52%
11 Votes
Time: 0h 9m
Overview:
Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: How to Read
Top 5 Billed Cast
Robert Benchley
Lecturer
Barbara Bedford
Dental Patient (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Nagging Wife (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Man in Library (uncredited)
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Overview
Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.
Release Date
1938-08-27
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5.2
Rating:
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