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Bedtime for Bonzo
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Bedtime for Bonzo

1951-04-05 · 83 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Family · Romance

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.

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Directors
Frederick de Cordova
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganProfessor Peter Boyd
Diana LynnDiana LynnJane
Walter SlezakWalter SlezakProfessor Hans Neumann
Lucille BarkleyValerie Tillinghast
Jesse WhiteJesse WhiteBabcock
Herbert HeyesHerbert HeyesDean Tillinghast
Herb VigranHerb VigranLt. Daggett
Harry TylerHarry TylerKnucksy
Edward ClarkFosdick (as Ed Clark)
Edward GarganEdward GarganPoliceman (as Ed Gargan)
Joel FriedkinJoel FriedkinMr. De Witt
Brad BrowneChief of Police
Elizabeth FlournoyMiss Swithen (as Elizabeth Flourney)
Howard BanksPoliceman
Perc LaundersFireman
Brad JohnsonBrad JohnsonStudent
Billy MauchBilly MauchStudent (as Bill Mauch)
Ann TyrrellAnn TyrrellTelephone Operator
PeggyBonzo

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