Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College
	1952 film poster
Directed by	Frederick De Cordova; (as Frederick de Cordova)
Produced by	Ted Richmond
Screenplay by	Leo Lieberman; Jack Henley
Story by	Leo Lieberman
Starring	Maureen O'Sullivan; Edmund Gwenn; Charles Drake; Gigi Perreau; Gene Lockhart; Bonzo
Music by	Frank Skinner
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	Ted Kent
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 11, 1952;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bonzo Goes to College is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Drake, Gigi Perreau, Gene Lockhart, and Bonzo.

Plot

Former lab chimp Bonzo, suddenly literate, runs away from a carnival sideshow. He lands in the college town of Pawlton, where young Betsy mistakenly believes the chimp is a gift from her grandfather, Pop Drew, the football coach at Pawlton.

Betsy wants to formally adopt Bonzo, something her parents, Marion and Malcolm Drew, aren't too sure about. A judge goes along with the idea, pretending to officially approve an adoption, just to humor the girl. Betsy then writes her other grandfather, millionaire Clarence Gateson, to inform him she now has a baby brother. Gateson is thrilled until he arrives in Pawlton and finds the truth.

Gateson warms up to Bonzo and even takes him golfing. Discovering what a natural athlete the chimp is, an idea is hatched that Bonzo could play quarterback for the college, where Pop is desperate for good players. A couple of con men, Edwards and Crane, kidnap the chimp just before the big game and replace Bonzo with one that can't play ball. Before they can collect their bets, the real Bonzo turns up and wins the game.

Cast

Maureen O'Sullivan as Marion Gateson Drew
Edmund Gwenn as Ten 'Pop' Drew
Charles Drake as Malcolm Drew
Gigi Perreau as Betsy Drew
Gene Lockhart as Clarence B. Gateson
Bonzo as Bonzo
Irene Ryan as Nancy
John Miljan as Wilbur Crane
Frank Nelson as Dick
Jerry Paris as Edwards
Guy Williams as Ronald Calkins
Richard Garrick as Judge George Simpkins
Tom Harmon as Tom Harmon

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References

External links

Bonzo Goes to College on IMDb
Bonzo Goes to College at AllMovie
Bonzo Goes to College at the TCM Movie Database

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