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Monkey Business

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
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Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
Trailer for this classic comedy starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers
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A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
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    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Marilyn Monroe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
    Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
    Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
    Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)

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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Dr. Barnaby Fulton
    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Mrs. Edwina Fulton
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Miss Lois Laurel
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Mr. Oliver Oxley
    Hugh Marlowe
    Hugh Marlowe
    • Hank Entwhistle
    Henri Letondal
    Henri Letondal
    • Dr. Jerome Kitzel
    Robert Cornthwaite
    Robert Cornthwaite
    • Dr. Zoldeck
    Larry Keating
    Larry Keating
    • G.J. Culverly
    Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    • Dr. Brunner
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Mrs. Rhinelander
    George Winslow
    George Winslow
    • Little Indian
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Bartell
    Harry Bartell
    • Scientist
    • (uncredited)
    Faire Binney
    Faire Binney
    • Dowager
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Brodus
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Olive Carey
    Olive Carey
    • Johnny's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Scientist
    • (uncredited)
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
      • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
      • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The address that Edwina gives when she calls the police was Ginger Rogers' real-life address: 1605 N Gilcrest.
    • Goofs
      On one occasion, in the last reel, Oxley addresses Lois as 'Miss Monroe' rather than 'Miss Laurel'
    • Quotes

      Lois Laurel: [at her secretrial desk, responding to Barnaby's remark that she is at work early] Mr. Oxley's been complaining about my punctuation, so I'm careful to get here before nine.

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, an offscreen voice twice says, "Not yet, Cary" when Barnaby (Cary Grant) opens his front door to come outside. Each time, he closes the door again so the credits can continue.
    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      The Whiffenpoof Song
      (uncredited)

      Music by Tod B. Galloway

      Lyrics by George S. Pomeroy and Meade Minnigerode

      Sung by Cary Grant

      Also sung by Ginger Rogers

      Also sung by Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn and the Executive Board

    User reviews86

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    One of the great screwball comedies
    With Cary Grant, Ginger Rodgers, Charles Coburn and a young Marilyn Monroe this hilarious testament to the great screwball comedies is worth it's weight in gold. Far funnier and more delectable than the paltry Hollywood comedies (i.e. Adam Sandler) that grace theaters these days, this gem filmed in black and white is a model of a great genre.

    Directed with mercurial class by Howard Hawkes and featuring the great Ben Hecht among the screenwriters, this 1952 comedy has a zany but totally logical premise. All the players simply shine in the material; especially Grant and Rodgers who do hilarious takeoffs on becoming and behaving like children.

    I find comments made here concerning the political incorrectness of the cowboy and Indian scene to be laughable. Why do modern movie goers judge a movie 50 years old by current standards. I was born in 1950 and every kid on the block all over the USA played cowboys and Indians. It wasn't politically incorrect in 1952; it was in fact, part of the mainstream socio-cultural structure. Shall we not play "The Merchant of Venice" because Shakespeare's Shylock is anti-semetic. I'm reminded of how ludicrous "Pearl Harbor" was with none of the sailors smoking because it's "politically incorrect" these days. One must put the time and context of certain works of art in perspective. Frankly, the cowboy and Indian sequence is one of the funniest in the movie and very true to the 1950's. Anyway, enough of that diatribe. Run out and see this movie. It'll make you laugh! Guaranteed!
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    • philip-1
    • Sep 24, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Old Executive Building, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Black and White

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