How to Be a Detective(1936)NR10/17/1936 (US)Comedy, Crime0h 9m6.5ShareOverviewThis Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.Felix E. FeistDirectorRobert BenchleyWriterRobert LeesWriterFrederic I. RinaldoWriterTop Billed CastRobert BenchleyMr. BenchleyArthur HoytWorried Citizen (uncredited)Dewey RobinsonMcNulty (uncredited)Popularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (0)Backdrops (1)Posters (1)Recommendations55%A Night at the Movies71%Bad Boys for Life79%Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone74%Naruto Shippuden the Movie77%Captain America: The Winter Soldier78%How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World70%The Princess Switch69%Divergent74%Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie63%Atlantis: Milo's Return74%Black Panther65%Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom76%To All the Boys I've Loved Before71%Sapphire Blue69%Ant-Man and the Wasp71%The Lion King67%Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales70%Shazam!68%The DUFF60%Transformers: Age of ExtinctionPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies60%Motor Tour70%Strange Days0%Where Hazel Met the Villain79%Chinatown75%Who Framed Roger Rabbit50%Live Your Life Smiling70%Deserted30%Ñeñeñe0%Mommy Doesn't Want90%Real Inside0%The Morphable Man75%A Grand Day Out78%The Wrong Trousers76%A Close Shave83%Special Delivery0%The Other Side of Fortune50%Candidature100%Le thé de Tante Apòlline0%The Runners67%Afternoon ClassPrevious slideNext slide