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When did Robert Benchley retire?
Benchley gave up writing for good in 1943, signing one more contract with Paramount in December of that year
Did Rober Benchley continue writing after he retired?
Did Robert Benchley continue to act after 1943?
By 1944 he was taking thankless roles in the studio's least distinguished films, like the rustic musical National Barn Dance.
What other films did Robert Benchley appear in besides national barn dance?
In this capacity Paramount cast him in the 1945 Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy Road to Utopia

Question: Were any of these movies popular
Self-contained rewrite: Were any of national barn dance or road to utopia movies popular