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Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"

6.1(17)1h 23mApril 5, 1951

Comedy Family Romance

Frederick de Cordova

Director

Val Burton, Lou Breslow, Raphael Blau

Writers

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Diary

Overview

College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.

Cast

Ronald Reagan

Professor Peter Boyd

Diana Lynn

Jane

Walter Slezak

Professor Hans Neumann

Jesse White

Babcock

Bedtime for Bonzo · Cinemalant

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Herbert Heyes

Dean Tillinghast

Herb Vigran

Lt. Daggett

Harry Tyler

Knucksy

Edward Gargan

Policeman (as Ed Gargan)

Joel Friedkin

Mr. De Witt

Brad Johnson

Student

Billy Mauch

Student (as Bill Mauch)

Ann Tyrrell

Telephone Operator

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: April 5, 1951
Production: Universal International Pictures
Country: United States of America

Keywords

professorchimpanzeescrewball comedysocial experiment

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