The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942 | 1h 41m | Comedy, Romance | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Elliott Nugent

CAST

Henry Fonda

Olivia de Havilland

Joan Leslie

Jack Carson

PRODUCERS

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WRITERS

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Host Intros

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Scenes introducing professor Tommy (Henry Fonda), wife Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), her sister Patricia (Joan Leslie), and her boyfriend, halfback Wally (Don DeFore), in The Male Animal, 1942, directed by Elliott Nugent from the play he wrote with James Thurber.
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Faculty wife Ellen (Olivia de Havilland) and husband Tommy (Henry Fonda) are hosting a homecoming weekend event for her one-time boyfriend, football hero Joe (Jack Carson), who's glad to see trustee Keller (Eugene Pallette), early in The Male Animal, 1942.
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Boffo homecoming pep rally, professor Tommy (Henry Fonda) squirming as booster Keller (Eugene Pallette) announces halfback Wally (Don DeFore), his hero, ex-star Joe (Jack Carson), also ex-boyfriend to ex-cheerleader and Tommy's wife Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), in The Male Animal, 1942.
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Male Animal, The - (Original Trailer)
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Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland star in the college life satire The Male Animal (1942).

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