The Male Animal (1942)
- Directed by
- Elliott Nugent
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A college professor wants to have a quiet evening with his wife and a visiting former football star. But his plan gets complicated when he decides to read a controversial letter to his class.
romanticlightheartedwittybittersweetwarmsmartnostalgic
What happens
The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery, Julius J. Epstein, and Philip G. Epstein, based on Nugent and Thurber's play. The film was also directed by Elliott Nugent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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