Bedtime for Bonzo

The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"

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.

1h 23m1951NRTMDb 6.0

ComedyFamilyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status: Released
Released: 5 April 1951
Runtime: 1h 23m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 6.0 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Director: Frederick de Cordova
Writers: Lou Breslow, Val Burton, Ted Berkman
Studios: Universal International Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Collection: Bonzo Collection

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English