CF: Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
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A has-been rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Jungle James joins us to watch “Bedtime for Bonzo” with Ronald Reagan and Diana Lynn from 1951.
Episode 10-469 / Air Date: 03-21-2026
In the 1951 comedy “Bedtime for Bonzo,” psychology professor Peter Boyd attempts to settle a debate about heredity and environment by raising a chimpanzee as though it were a human child. With help from a young nanny, he sets out to teach the chimp—named Bonzo—basic manners and moral behavior. The unusual household soon finds itself dealing with misunderstandings, escaped pets, and skeptical onlookers as the professor works to prove that upbringing, not ancestry, shapes character.
Cast:
Ronald Reagan as Professor Peter Boyd
Diana Lynn as Jane Linden
Walter Slezak as Professor Hans Neumann
Lucille Barkley as Valerie Tillinghast
Jesse White as Babcock
Herbert Heyes as Dean Tillinghast
Herb Vigran as Lt. Daggett
Harry Tyler as Knucksy
Ed Clark as Foskick
Ed Gargan as Policeman
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