How to Sleep
| Movie | |
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| Original title | How to Sleep |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1935 |
| length | 11 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nick Grinde |
| script | Robert Benchley |
| production | Jack Chertok |
| occupation | |
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How to Sleep is a 1935 American comedic short film .
action
A lecturer gives a lecture on "How to sleep". The lecture is the continuation of the lecture "How to stay awake", in which the audience fell asleep. The lecturer wants to explain the reasons for sleep and sleepwalking. To investigate sleep, he wants to show the audience a film about a sleeping man who changes position 55 times during an eight hour sleep. There are also useful tips for sleepwalkers, e.g. B. How to drink water without fully awakening.
Reviews
Iain Scott from the portal "OneLine Review" found the film to be mainly tiresome and easy to forget, but still worth watching.
Awards
In 1936 the film was awarded an Oscar in the Best Short Film (Comedy) category.
background
The film premiered on September 14, 1935.
Web links
- How to Sleep in the Internet Movie Database (English)