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The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)

The Wild Man of Borneo poster
Directed by
Robert B. Sinclair
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A con artist posing as a wild performer shakes up a small town. The story follows his schemes and the chaos that ensues.

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What happens

The Wild Man of Borneo is a 1941 American period comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Waldo Salt and John McClain, based on the 1927 Broadway play by Marc Connelly and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars Frank Morgan and features Mary Howard, Billie Burke, Donald Meek, Marjorie Main, Connie Gilchrist, Bonita Granville and Dan Dailey. The film was released on January 24, 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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