Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Note: this print runs 76 minutes against a recorded 83 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Jesse White, Ann Tyrrell, Brad Johnson, Herbert Heyes, Edward Gargan
Directed by Fred de Cordova
Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova and starring Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn and a chimpanzee (its name is reported as either Peggy or Tamba) as Bonzo. Its central character, a psychology professor (Reagan), tries to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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