The Male Animal 1942

Name: The Male Animal
Released: 1942-03-12
Cast: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Eugene Pallette

Synopsis:

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.

Directed by:	Elliott Nugent
Written by:	Stephen Morehouse Avery & Julius J. Epstein & Philip G. Epstein
Runtime:	101 minutes
Tagline:	SHE turned a lamb into a lion!