Forget what you've been led to believe: Bedtime for Bonzo is a most enjoyable film, and Ronald Reagan is not outacted by the chimpanzee. Reagan is cast as psychology professor whose reputation is s...
Forget what you've been led to believe: Bedtime for Bonzo is a most enjoyable film, and Ronald Reagan is not outacted by the chimpanzee. Reagan is cast as psychology professor whose reputation is sullied by the fact that his father was a convict. To prove that environment rather than heredity dictates a man's personality, Reagan uses Bonzo the chimp to test out his theories. The hairy little guy seems to be responding to the kindnesses lavished upon him--and then he is accused of robbery. Reagan nearly goes to jail in Bonzo's stead, but everything turns out all right in the end (we're not giving anything away; after all, everybody knows that there was a Bonzo Goes to College in 1952). While it's an uphill climb, Ronald Reagan and his able costars Diana Lynn and Walter Slezak manage to keep Bonzo from running away with the picture. And yes, director Fred DeCordova is the same guy who produced Johnny Carson's late-night show in the 1980s and 1990s.
Diana Lynn - Jane Linden Walter Slezak - Prof. Hans Neumann Lucille Barkley - Valerie Tillinghast Jesse White - Babcock Herbert Heyes - Dean Tillinghast Herb Vigran - Lt. Daggett Harry Tyler - Knucksy Joel Friedkin - Mr. DeWitt Howard Banks - Policeman Perc Launders - Fireman Brad Johnson - Student Billy Mauch - Student Ann Tyrrell - Operator Leslye Banning - Coed Tommy Bond - Student Bonzo the Chimp Bridget Carr - Girl in car Larry Carr - Student Edward Clark - Fosdick Larry Crane - Student Irmgard Dawson - Operator Elizabeth Flournoy - Miss Swithen Edward Gargan - Policeman Bill Jack Gargan - Teacher Philo McCullough - Teacher Ronald Reagan - Prof. Peter Boyd Midge Ware - Coed Steve Wayne - Student Larry Williams - Teacher
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Reagan was good mutual friends with fellow actor Charlton Heston. Read the great new bio Charlton Heston: An Incredible Life: Revised Edition available at amazon and learn more about it!
GdHS54 - I agree. He had his failings as a politician, but in all honesty, he did seem pro-family and could do nice silliness such as "Bedtime for Bonzo".
It's also been argued he was just a figurehead anyway... I can only be mean-spirited to a certain extent... particularly when it comes to republicans bashing Franken for doing "clownish things" or whatever...
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aside from politics,reagan was a pretty cool guy
It's also been argued he was just a figurehead anyway... I can only be mean-spirited to a certain extent... particularly when it comes to republicans bashing Franken for doing "clownish things" or whatever...