The Male Animal (Playhouse 90)

"**The Male Animal**"
"The Male Animal"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 27
Written by	Helene Hanff (adaptation), James Thurber and Elliott Nugent (play)
Original air date	March 13, 1958
Guest appearances
	Andy Griffith as Prof. Tommy Turner; Ann Rutherford as Ellen Turner; Edmond O'Brien as Joe Ferguson; Gale Gordon as Ed Keller;
Episode chronology
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"The Male Animal" was an American television play broadcast on March 13, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Helene Hanff wrote the teleplay, as an adaptation of the play by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. Andy Griffith, Gale Gordon, Ann Rutherford, and Edmond O'Brien starred.^[1]

Plot[edit]

An English professor challenges the school's trustees over issues of academic freedom as his wife's old boyfriend returns to campus for a sporting event.

Cast[edit]

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:^[1]

Andy Griffith - Prof. Tommy Turner
Ann Rutherford - Ellen Turner
Edmond O'Brien - Joe Ferguson
Charles Ruggles - Dean Damon
Gale Gordon - Ed Keller
Dick Sargent - Michael
Ronnie Knox

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[CTVA-1] "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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