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[ 0 => '{{Infobox film', 1 => '| name = How to Sleep', 2 => '| image = Howtosleep.jpg', 3 => '| image_size =', 4 => '| caption =', 5 => '| producer =', 6 => '| writer = [[Robert Benchley]]', 7 => '| director = [[Nick Grinde]]', 8 => '| narrator = Robert Benchley', 9 => '| starring = Robert Benchley', 10 => '| music =', 11 => '| cinematography =', 12 => '| editing =', 13 => '| distributor = [[MGM]]', 14 => '| released = September 14, 1935', 15 => '| runtime = 11 minutes', 16 => '| country = United States', 17 => '| language = English', 18 => '| budget =', 19 => '| gross =', 20 => '}}', 21 => ''''''How to Sleep''''' is a [[short film|short]] [[comedy film]] written by and starring humorist [[Robert Benchley]]. Filmed and released by [[MGM]] in 1935 (as part of their "Miniatures" series), it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of [[sleep]] - causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.', 22 => '', 23 => 'The production was inspired by a [[Mellon Institute]] study on sleep commissioned by the [[Simmons Bedding Company|Simmons Mattress Company]]. It was filmed in two days, and featured Benchley as both the narrator and sleeper, the latter a role Benchley claimed was "not much of a strain, as [he] was in bed most of the time."<ref>Altman, 302–303.</ref> The film was well received in [[preview screening]]s, and promotions took over, with a still from the film being used in Simmons advertisements. The only group not pleased was the Mellon Institute, who did not approve of the studio mocking their study.<ref>Altman, 305.</ref>', 24 => '', 25 => 'The early success of ''How to Sleep'' prompted MGM to rush two more short films featuring Benchley, ''[[How to Train a Dog]]'', a spoof of dog-training techniques, and ''[[How to Behave]]'', which lampooned [[etiquette]] norms. ''How to Sleep'' was named [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Short Subject]] at the [[8th Academy Awards]] in 1935,<ref name="Oscars1936">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1936 |title=The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-07|work=oscars.org| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093707/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/8th-winners.html| archive-date= 6 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> while the latter two shorts were not as well received.<ref>Altman, 306–307.</ref>', 26 => '', 27 => 'The film is included as an extra on the DVD of the 1935 [[Marx Brothers]] feature film, ''[[A Night at the Opera (film)|A Night at the Opera]]'', and is also available on the DVD set ''The Robert Benchley Miniatures Collection''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wbshop.com/product/robert+benchley+shorts+%28mod%29+1000179773.do?sortby=ourPicks |title=Archived copy |website=www.wbshop.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410015209/http://www.wbshop.com/product/robert+benchley+shorts+%28mod%29+1000179773.do?sortby=ourPicks |archive-date=2016-04-10}}</ref>', 28 => '', 29 => '==See also==', 30 => '* [[List of American films of 1935]]', 31 => '', 32 => '==References==', 33 => '{{reflist}}', 34 => '', 35 => '==Notes==', 36 => '* Billy Altman, ''Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley''. (New York City: [[W. W. Norton]], 1997. {{ISBN|0-393-03833-5}}).', 37 => '* Nathaniel Benchley, ''Robert Benchley, a biography''. (New York City, [[McGraw-Hill]], 1955).', 38 => '', 39 => '==External links==', 40 => '*{{IMDb title|026497}}', 41 => '', 42 => '{{Nick Grinde}}', 43 => '{{AcademyAwardBestShort 1931-1940}}', 44 => '', 45 => '[[Category:1935 films]]', 46 => '[[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films]]', 47 => '[[Category:1935 comedy films]]', 48 => '[[Category:1930s English-language films]]', 49 => '[[Category:American black-and-white films]]', 50 => '[[Category:Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners]]', 51 => '[[Category:Films directed by Nick Grinde]]', 52 => '[[Category:American comedy films]]', 53 => '[[Category:1935 short films]]', 54 => '[[Category:Comedy short films]]', 55 => '', 56 => '', 57 => '{{short-comedy-film-stub}}' ]