The Male Animal 1940 play by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent
Produced by
Hal B. Wallis (executive producer)
Wolfgang Reinhardt (associate producer)
Starring
Henry Fonda
Olivia de Havilland
Joan Leslie
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson
Edited by
Thomas Richards
Music by
H. Roemheld
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
April 4, 1942 (1942-04-04) (U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$1 million (US rentals)[1]
The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie.[2][3]
The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery, Julius J. Epstein, and Philip G. Epstein, based on Nugent and Thurber's play. The film was also directed by Elliott Nugent.
^"101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58.
^Variety film review; March 4, 1942, page 8.
^Harrison's Reports film review; March 7, 1942, page 38.
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reproduction process. The primary direct function of themale reproductive system is to provide themale sperm for fertilization of the ovum. The major reproductive...
a considerably large part. The male-specific term is castration, while spaying is usually reserved for female animals. Colloquially, both terms are often...
all maleanimals. The term penis applies to many intromittent organs, but not to all. As an example, the intromittent organ of most Cephalopoda is the hectocotylus...
male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic. The individuals...
gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such...
Alpha male and beta male are pseudoscientific terms for men derived from the designations of alpha and beta animals in ethology. They may also be used...
action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses use of the testicles: themale gonad. Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy (excision...
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they are young. The terms studbook and register are also used to refer to lists of maleanimals "standing at stud", that is, those animals actively breeding...
In animal breeding, a breeding mount or phantom mount is an imitation of a female animal used to hold an artificial vagina for semen collection, for artificial...
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followed by The Body Disappears and TheMaleAnimal in which he co-starred with Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland. His other films include the 1949 World...
(ova) and males producing smaller gametes (sperm). In nearly all animal species, offspring are carried by the female until birth, but in fish of the family...
or rig, is a cryptorchid; a maleanimal with one or both testicles undescended, usually describing a ram, bull, or male horse, but cryptorchidism also...
in the nation of Nepal. The sacrifice involves slaying of goats, chickens, pigeons and male Water buffaloes. For example, one of the largest animal sacrifice...
⚥ for the last. In genealogy, including kinship in anthropology and pedigrees in animal husbandry, the geometric shapes △ or □ are used for male and ○...
behaviors in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a mate; the mate exercises choice, so sexual selection acts on the display. These behaviors...