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Professor Beware (1938)

Professor Beware poster
Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professor goes on a chaotic cross-country trip to clear his name and win back the woman he loves. Along the way he runs into car trouble, mistaken identities, and other misadventures.

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What happens

Professor Beware is a 1938 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Elliott Nugent. It was Phyllis Welch MacDonald's first and only film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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