The Male Animal

The Male Animal

SHE turned a lamb into a lion!

NR 1942 · 101 min · ★ 4.7 · Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · Written by Stephen Morehouse Avery

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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
Hattie McDaniel Cleota
Ivan F. Simpson Dean Frederick Damon
Don DeFore Wally Myers
Jean Ames "Hot Garters" Gardner
Minna Phillips Mrs. Blanche Damon
Regina Wallace Mrs. Myrtle Keller

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