Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 23min
- Comedy, Family
- 05 Apr 1951 (USA)
- Movie
A college professor attempts to salvage his personal and professional reputation by using a laboratory chimpanzee to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Prof. Peter Boyd
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| Diana Lynn | ... |
Jane Linden
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| Walter Slezak | ... |
Prof. Hans Neumann
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| Lucille Barkley | ... |
Dr. Valerie Tillinghast
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| Jesse White | ... |
Babcock
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| Herbert Heyes | ... |
Dean Tillinghast
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| Herb Vigran | ... |
Police Lt. Daggett
(as Herburt Vigran)
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| Harry Tyler | ... |
Knucksy Breckenridge
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| Edward Clark | ... |
Professor Fosdick
(as Ed Clark)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Policeman Bill
(as Ed Gargan)
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Joel Friedkin | ... |
Mr. DeWitt
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Brad Browne | ... |
Chief of Police
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Elizabeth Flournoy | ... |
Miss Swithen
(as Elizabeth Flourney)
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Howard Banks | ... |
Policeman
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Perc Launders | ... |
Fireman
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| Brad Johnson | ... |
Student
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| Billy Mauch | ... |
Student
(as Bill Mauch)
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| Ann Tyrrell | ... |
Telephone Operator
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| Bonzo | ... |
Bonzo
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Ginger Anderson | ... |
Coed (uncredited)
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| Leslye Banning | ... |
Coed (uncredited)
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| Tommy Bond | ... |
Student Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
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| Bridget Carr | ... |
Girl in Car (uncredited)
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| Larry Carr | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Larry Crane | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| John Daheim | ... |
Fireman (uncredited)
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Irmgard Dawson | ... |
Operator (uncredited)
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| Johnny Duncan | ... |
Paperboy (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Ed Jarga | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Michael Kraike | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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| Frank Nelson | ... |
Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Chip Perrin | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited) (voice)
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| Midge Ware | ... |
Coed (uncredited)
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Steve Wayne | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Lawrence A. Williams | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frederick De Cordova | ... | (as Frederick de Cordova) |
Written by
| Ted Berkman | ... | (story) |
| Raphael Blau | ... | (story) (as Raphael David Blau) |
| Lou Breslow | ... | () |
| Val Burton | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michael Kraike | ... | producer (as Michel Kraike) |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ||
Cinematography by
| Carl E. Guthrie | ... | director of photography (as Carl Guthrie) |
Editing by
| Ted J. Kent | ||
Art Direction by
| Bernard Herzbrun | ||
| Eric Orbom | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ||
| Ruby R. Levitt | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosemary Odell | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Joan St. Oegger | ... | hair stylist |
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph E. Kenney | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Leslie I. Carey | ... | sound |
| Joe Lapis | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
- Empire Universal Films (1951) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1951) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1951) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Film A/S (1951) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Universal Filmverleih (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1951) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Puerto Rico (1951) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Jaime Puig Arosemena (1951) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1951) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1951) (Peru) (theatrical)
- La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1951) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1951) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1951) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Universal Films (1951) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1981) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Professor Peter Boyd's engagement to the Dean's daughter is upset by the revelation that his father was a habitual convict. To prove the Dean's genetic theory of inherited traits as wrong, Boyd starts a 'secret' experiment. He borrows the science department's chimpanzee with the goal of showing that it is one's environment that affects your reaction to right and wrong.
Written by Richard Stephens |
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| Taglines | The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!" See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The furry leading actor was once so intrigued by a tie that Ronald Reagan was wearing, that he yanked on it hard, almost suffocating his human co-star. See more » |
| Goofs | When Bonzo is passed through the window, he has a skirt on that soon disappears. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in It's Showtime (1976). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hans Neumann:
Who expects a psychologist to think? Especially when you are so busy thinking what you think other people are thinking. See more » |