The Male Animal (1942)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1942 Wide
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In this screen version of the James Thurber-Elliot Nugent Broadway play of the same name, Henry Fonda stars as bespectacled, bookish college professor Tommy Turner, who puts his career on the line by insisting upon standing up for his right to free speech. Determining to read a letter written by executed anarchistic Bartolomeo Vanzetti to his classroom,Tommy not only risks dismissal and castigation by the conservative college trustees, but seriously jeopardizes his marriage to his wife Ellen
Jan 1, 1942 Wide
Apr 25, 1996
Warner Bros.
Cast
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Henry Fonda
Tommy Turner -
Olivia de Havilland
Ellen Turner -
Joan Leslie
Patricia Stanley -
Jack Carson
Joe Ferguson -
Eugene Pallette
Ed Keller -
Herbert Anderson
Michael Barnes -
Ivan Simpson
Dr. Damon -
Don DeFore
Wally Myers -
Minna Phillips
Blanche Damon -
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Myrtle Keller -
Jean Ames
Hot Garters Garner -
Hattie McDaniel
Cleota -
Tod Andrews
Student -
Raymond Bailey
Newsman -
Byron Barr [Gig Young]
Student -
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Walter Brooke
Reporter -
Glen Cavender
Reporter -
William B. Davidson
Alumnus -
Charles Drake
Student -
Creighton Hale
Reporter -
Howard Hickman
Faculty Member -
William Hopper
Reporter -
Audra Lindley
Student -
Audrey Long
Student -
Hank Mann
Reporter -
Frank Mayo
Coach Sprague -
George Meeker
Newsman -
Ray Montgomery
Student -
Will Morgan
Reporter -
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Jane Randolph
Secretary -
Cliff Saum
Reporter -
Dave Willock
Student -
Joan Winfield
Student -
Don Phillips
Student -
Al Lloyd
Reporter -
Ann Edmonds
Student -
Bobby Barnes
Nutsy Miller -
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The stagebound film has its amusing moments, solid performances and a still timely message about academic freedom.
A surprisingly relevant movie on academic freedom in light of Ward Churchill and pro-Palestinian professors being victimized today.
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Foreign Titles
- The Male Animal (1942) (DE)
- The Male Animal (1942) (UK)
