Plot Explained Spoilers guaranteed!
Plot Explained

Browse by genre

How to Sleep (1935) movie poster

Plot Summary

How to Sleep (1935) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1935 · 11 mins · English
Directed by
Nick Grindé
Starring
Robert Benchley

A humorous documentary follows a lecturer who vows an “informative” guide to sleeping. As a sequel to the parody “How to Stay Awake,” it playfully probes why we sleep, insomnia’s causes, and research, featuring a time‑lapse of a man shifting 55 times in eight hours. It offers tips, like drinking water without fully waking, for insomniacs.

On this page (3)
  1. 1 What happens: full plot
  2. 2 Movies like How to Sleep
  3. 3 Every angle

Full plot summary

How to Sleep (1935) Plot Summary Coming Soon

We are working on the full plot summary and ending explained of How to Sleep (1935). Check back soon, or request it now to move it up the list.

Request this summary

If you liked this

Movies Like How to Sleep

Similar movies to How to Sleep: the same genre, themes or kind of story. Each one comes with its own plot summary, timeline and ending explained.

Browse all movie summaries

Every angle

How to Sleep (1935) Explained: Plot, Timeline & Characters

Everything about How to Sleep in one place: what happens in the plot summary, the timeline in chronological order, the characters and meaning. What's After the Movie adds the cast, box office and post-credit scenes.

Coming soon on iOS and Android

The Plot Explained Movie Summary App

Plot summaries, endings explained and timelines on your phone. Catch up on any movie in minutes, save your favorites and never miss a twist again.

Be the first to know when we launch. Your email stays private, always.

Learn more about the app