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The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent.
The Male Animal: Directed by Elliott Nugent. With Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson. A college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus.
- (1.4K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Elliott Nugent
- 1942-04-04
The Male Animal (1942) first appeared on Broadway as one of the comic highlights of the 1940 season. The authors were Elliot Nugent, the playwright and occasional movie director who also played the lead, and James Thurber, best known for his hilarious cartoons for The New Yorker.
- Elliott Nugent, Art Lueker
- Henry Fonda
A college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus. It's Homecoming weekend at Midwestern University, the weekend which will culminate with the big game between Midwestern and Michigan.
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The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film, produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent.
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Overview. The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class.
