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The Male Animal

SHE turned a lamb into a lion!

3.9

1942•1h 41m

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.

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Production

Cast

Photo of Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Tommy Turner

Photo of Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Ellen Turner

Photo of Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Patricia Stanley

Photo of Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Joe Ferguson

Photo of Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Ed Keller

Photo of Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Michael Barnes

Photo of Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Cleota

Photo of Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Dean Frederick Damon

Photo of Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Wally Myers

Photo of Jean Ames

Jean Ames

"Hot Garters" Gardner

Photo of Minna Phillips

Minna Phillips

Mrs. Blanche Damon

Photo of Regina Wallace

Regina Wallace

Mrs. Myrtle Keller

Photo of Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Coach Sprague

Photo of William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Alumnus

Photo of Tod Andrews

Tod Andrews

Student (uncredited)

Photo of Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Trustee (uncredited)

Photo of Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Reporter on Porch (uncredited)

Photo of Leah Baird

Leah Baird

Trustee's Wife (uncredited)

Photo of Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Reporter on Porch (uncredited)

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