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The Male Animal (1942)
Directed by Elliott Nugent
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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.
Rated NR | Length 101 minutes
Actors
Henry Fonda | Olivia de Havilland | Joan Leslie | Jack Carson | Eugene Pallette | Herbert Anderson | Hattie McDaniel | Ivan F. Simpson | Don DeFore | Jean Ames | Minna Phillips | Regina Wallace | Frank Mayo | William B. Davidson | Bobby Barnes | Tod Andrews | Sam Ash | Raymond Bailey | Leah Baird | William A. Boardway | Edwin Brian | Mary Brodel | Walter Brooke | Glen Cavender | Edward Clark | Dulce Day | Charles Drake | Ann Edmonds | Bess Flowers | George Golden | Eddie Graham | Creighton Hale | Howard C. Hickman | George Hoagland | William Hopper | Marijo James | Reid Kilpatrick | Carl M. Leviness | Audra Lindley | Al Lloyd | Arthur Loft | Audrey Long | Hank Mann | John Maxwell | Eric Mayne | George Meeker | Ray Montgomery | Will Morgan | Edmund Mortimer | Spec O'Donnell | Don Phillips | Jane Randolph | Cliff Saum | Jack Shea | Juanita Stark | Dave Willock | Joan Winfield | Gig Young
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/22/2022 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Interesting to see a love triangle with two men and a woman especially in the early 1940s. Also neat to see a film tackle this issue with ideology and opposing fascism but this was wartime IRL so it checks out. Wasn’t in the headspace for that type of film as I was there primarily for Olivia de Havilland. Good work by Henry Fonda, tho, who was made for these types of roles (think 12 ANGRY MEN).
Not sure why IMDb lists this as a comedy bc it’s not.
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