Professor Beware (1938) - film review

Comedy

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Professor Beware is an American film comedy first released in 1938, directed by Elliott Nugent. The film stars Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walburn, Lionel Stander and William Frawley. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Elliott Nugent
Script: Clyde Bruckman, Francis M. Cockrell, Marian B. Cockrell, Jack Cunningham, Delmer Daves, Crampton Harris
Photo: Archie Stout
Cast: Harold Lloyd (Prof. Dean Lambert), Phyllis Welch (Jane Van Buren), Raymond Walburn (Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall), Lionel Stander (Jerry), William Frawley (Snoop Donlan), Thurston Hall (J.J. Van Buren), Cora Witherspoon (Mrs. Ophelia Pitts), Sterling Holloway (Rupert (the groom)), Mary Lou Lender (The bride), Arthur Aylesworth (Gas station attendant in desert), Irving Bacon (Painter), Bobby Barber (Hand-shaker, paint-brush gag), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Green (landlady)), Billy Bletcher (Shoeshine customer), Ward Bond (Motorcycle cop), Wade Boteler (Officer in court), Paul Bryar (Harry (radio patrolman)), Eddy Chandler (Camp Boss), Spencer Charters (Sheriff Henry Sweatt), Heinie Conklin (Billboard painter), Virginia Dabney, Eddie Dew (Railroad worker), Jack Dime (Dock worker), James Donlan (Man reported at museum), Jim Farley (Fire Chief), Bud Geary (Van Buren chauffeur), Etienne Girardot (Judge Henry), Huntley Gordon (Capell (producer)), Roger Gray (Brawler (hand-gag)), Kit Guard (Brawler), Frank Hagney (Sailor), Chuck Hamilton (Cop), Edward Hearn (Cop), Tom Herbert (Hobo), Harry Holman (Man shaving on baot), George Humbert (Restaurant owner), Brandon Hurst (Charlile (butler)), Walter James (Man with new hat), Kenner G. Kemp (Sailor), Bruce King (Neferus in tableau), Leonid Kinskey (Tableau director), Wright Kramer (Dr. Ellerson), Jessie Royce Landis (Hotel clerk), Charles Lane (Joe (photographer)), Rex Lease (Reporter), Theodore Lorch (Railroad worker), Montagu Love (Prof. Schmutz), Matt McHugh (Divorced man on highway), Bruce Mitchell (Cop by fire truck), Charles R. Moore (Bootblack), Frances Morris (Miss Perkins (Ellerson’s secretary)), Robert Emmett O’Connor (Cop at estate), Eddie Parker (Detective), Jack Perry (Dock worker), Dewey Robinson (Lemonade stand man), Constantine Romanoff (Bearded man), Christian Rub (Gustave (museum attendant)), Hector Sarno (Lawyer), David Sharpe (Harold Lloyd’s double), Elaine Shepard (Anebi), Buster Slaven (Western Union boy), Harry Tenbrook (Brawler), Ray Turner (Bootblack), Harry Tyler (Editor), Max Wagner (Chinatown barker), William Wagner (Court clerk), Nella Walker (Railroad information clerk), John Ward (Yacht captain), Guy Wilkerson (Shoeshine customer), Guinn ’Big Boy’ Williams (Motorcycle cop), Harry Wilson (Brawler), Robert Winkler, John Wray (Head lawyer), Charlotte Wynters (Dorothy, reporter), Duke York (Hand-shaker, paint-brush gag)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min; B&W

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