Bedtime for Bonzo
The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"
Rating: 6.0 out of 10TMDB(21 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Sequels
Followed by Bonzo Goes to College
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Collection
Part of Bonzo Collection
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Music
Music by Frank Skinner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Carl E. Guthrie
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lou BreslowScreenplay
- Raphael BlauStory
- Val BurtonScreenplay
- Ted BerkmanStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 5, 1951
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Bonzo Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Ronald ReaganProfessor Peter Boyd
Diana LynnJane
Walter SlezakProfessor Hans Neumann- Lucille BarkleyValerie Tillinghast
Jesse WhiteBabcock
Herbert HeyesDean Tillinghast
Herb VigranLt. Daggett
Harry TylerKnucksy- Edward ClarkFosdick (as Ed Clark)
Edward GarganPoliceman (as Ed Gargan)
Joel FriedkinMr. De Witt- Brad BrowneChief of Police
- Elizabeth FlournoyMiss Swithen (as Elizabeth Flourney)
- Howard BanksPoliceman
- Perc LaundersFireman
Brad JohnsonStudent
Billy MauchStudent (as Bill Mauch)
Ann TyrrellTelephone Operator- PeggyBonzo
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