The Male Animal 1942

The Male Animal

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Movie Info

On the weekend of the big football game at a large Midwestern university, English professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda) unexpectedly gets embroiled in a free-speech controversy. When a trustee (Eugene Pallette) learns that Tommy intends to read a letter by convicted anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti in class, he threatens the professor's job. Meanwhile, Tommy's unhappy wife (Olivia de Havilland) is wooed by her visiting college boyfriend, ex-football star Joe Ferguson (Jack Carson).

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Elliott Nugent
Producer:

Hal B. Wallis
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 4, 1942 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

May 8, 2009
Runtime:

1h 41m
Production Co:

Warner Bros.
Sound Mix:

Mono

Cast & Crew

Henry Fonda
Tommy Turner

Olivia de Havilland
Ellen Turner

Jack Carson
Joe Ferguson

Joan Leslie
Patricia Stanley

Herbert Anderson
Michael Barnes

Don DeFore
Wally Myers

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Critic Reviews for The Male Animal

All Critics (3) | Fresh (3)

Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland have achieved two triumphal performances in this delightful movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

September 12, 2019 | Full Review…

Elena de la Torre
Cine-Mundial
The stagebound film has its amusing moments, solid performances and a still timely message about academic freedom.

March 27, 2009 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
A surprisingly relevant movie on academic freedom in light of Ward Churchill and pro-Palestinian professors being victimized today.

August 31, 2008 | Full Review…

Louis Proyect
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