The Male Animal (1942)
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. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.
Director:
Elliott Nugent
Writers:
Stephen Morehouse Avery, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein.
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Henry Fonda as Tommy Turner |
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Olivia de Havilland as Ellen Turner |
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Joan Leslie as Patricia Stanley |
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Jack Carson as Joe Ferguson |
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Eugene Pallette as Ed Keller |
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Herbert Anderson as Michael Barnes |
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Hattie McDaniel as Cleota |
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Ivan F. Simpson as Dean Frederick Damon |
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Don DeFore as Wally Myers |
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Jean Ames as "Hot Garters" Gardner |
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Minna Phillips as Mrs. Blanche Damon |
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Regina Wallace as Mrs. Myrtle Keller |
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Frank Mayo as Coach Sprague |
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William B. Davidson as Alumnus |
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Bobby Barnes as Nutsy Miller |
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Tod Andrews as Student (uncredited) |
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Sam Ash as Trustee (uncredited) |
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Raymond Bailey as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Leah Baird as Trustee's Wife (uncredited) |
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William A. Boardway as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Edwin Brian as Student (uncredited) |
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Mary Brodel as Student (uncredited) |
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Walter Brooke as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Glen Cavender as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Edward Clark as Newsdealer (uncredited) |
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Dulce Day as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Charles Drake as Student (uncredited) |
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Ann Edmonds as Student (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Football Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Golden as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Eddie Graham as Photographer on Porch (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Howard Hickman as Faculty Member (uncredited) |
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George Hoagland as Rally Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Hopper as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Marijo James as Student (uncredited) |
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Reid Kilpatrick as Football Announcer (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Audra Lindley as Student (uncredited) |
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Al Lloyd as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Arthur Loft as Trustee (uncredited) |
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Audrey Long as Student (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann as Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Maxwell as Editor (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne as Football Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Meeker as Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
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Ray Montgomery as Student (uncredited) |
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Will Morgan as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
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Spec O'Donnell as Gagged Student (uncredited) |
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Don Phillips as Student (uncredited) |
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Jane Randolph as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Cliff Saum as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Rally Spectator (uncredited) |
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Juanita Stark as Student (uncredited) |
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Dave Willock as Student in Bookstore (uncredited) |
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Joan Winfield as Student (uncredited) |
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Gig Young as Student (uncredited) |
| Writing | Stephen Morehouse Avery | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Thurber | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Elliott Nugent | Theatre Play |
| Production | Wolfgang Reinhardt | Associate Producer |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Sound | Everett Alton Brown | Sound |
| Crew | Willard Van Enger | Special Effects |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Ray Heindorf | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Writing | Julius J. Epstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philip G. Epstein | Screenplay |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thomas Richards | Editor |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
