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Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) — Marquee

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Bedtime for Bonzo

The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"

1951 · 1h 23m · 6.1 on TMDB

NR

Comedy Family Romance

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
Lucille Barkley
Valerie Tillinghast

Jesse White

Jesse White

Babcock

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Dean Tillinghast

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Lt. Daggett

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Knucksy

Edward Clark

Fosdick (as Ed Clark)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Policeman (as Ed Gargan)

Joel Friedkin

Joel Friedkin

Mr. De Witt

Brad Browne

Chief of Police

Production

Universal International Pictures

Directed by

Frederick de Cordova

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Released: April 5, 1951

Part of the Bonzo Collection

2 films, in story order

6.0
Bonzo Goes to College
1952

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