Al umn i ▁of ▁Cam ber well ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Re im ann ▁School ▁( Lond on ) ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sculpt ors <0x0A> </s> ▁How ▁to ▁S leep ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁comedy ▁film ▁written ▁by ▁and ▁st arring ▁humor ist ▁Robert ▁Ben ch ley . ▁Fil med ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁M GM ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁( as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁" M ini atures " ▁series ), ▁it ▁features ▁Ben ch ley ▁as ▁a ▁narr ator ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁film ▁subject , ▁discuss ing ▁four ▁parts ▁of ▁sleep ▁- ▁causes , ▁methods , ▁avoid ing ▁sleep , ▁and ▁w aking ▁up . ▁ ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁M ell on ▁Institute ▁study ▁on ▁sleep ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sim m ons ▁Mat tr ess ▁Company . ▁It ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁two ▁days , ▁and ▁featured ▁Ben ch ley ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁narr ator ▁and ▁sle eper , ▁the ▁latter ▁a ▁role ▁Ben ch ley ▁claimed ▁was ▁" not ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁stra in , ▁as ▁[ he ] ▁was ▁in ▁bed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time ." ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁preview ▁screen ings , ▁and ▁prom ot ions ▁took ▁over , ▁with ▁a ▁still ▁from