''How to Train a Dog'' is a 1936

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

released through

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Studios starring Robert Benchley. The short film reveals how not to train a dog, as the character Benchley gets the dog from a pet store.

References

* Billy Altman, ''Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley''. (New York City:

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, 1997. ).

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