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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. [2] [3] 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.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Elliott Nugent
- 1942-04-04
The Male Animal was a reflection of these issues, as it explored the tension between conformity and individuality, and the struggle to balance personal freedom with social responsibility. The play was also a commentary on the changing role of women in society, as it featured a strong female character who challenged traditional gender roles and ...
Homecoming marks the return for the first time in six years of alumnus All-American Joe Ferguson, whose world is all about football and especially his place in it. Mild-mannered English Professor Tommy Turner is able to handle the thought of Joe's return to campus as the ex-boyfriend of Tommy's wife of six years, Ellen Turner née Stanley, who ...
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 play, The Male Animal (1941), written with Elliott Nugent, is a plea for academic freedom as well as a comedy. His fantasies for children, The 13 Clocks (1950) and The Wonderful O (1957), are among the most successful fairy tales of modern times. The Thurber Carnival (1945), a collection of his writings and drawings, was adapted for the stage ...
The Male Animal. On the weekend of the big football game at a large Midwestern university, English professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda) unexpectedly gets embroiled in a free-speech controversy ...
- Comedy
