CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 1h 23m · NR

Bedtime for Bonzo

The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"

62%(19)IMDbComedyFamilyRomance

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.

Directed byFrederick de Cordova

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
April 5, 1951
Studios
Universal International Pictures

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BEDTIME FOR BONZO (1951) Theatrical Trailer - Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak

BEDTIME FOR BONZO (1951) Theatrical Trailer - Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Professor Peter Boyd

Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn

Jane

Walter Slezak

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)

Creative team
Directed by
Frederick de Cordova
Frederick de Cordova
Written by
Lou Breslow
Raphael Blau
Produced by
Michael Kraike

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