Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College
1952 film poster
Directed by	Frederick De Cordova (as Frederick de Cordova)
Screenplay by	Leo Lieberman Jack Henley
Story by	Leo Lieberman
Produced by	Ted Richmond
Starring	Maureen O'Sullivan Edmund Gwenn Charles Drake Gigi Perreau Gene Lockhart Bonzo
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	Ted Kent
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 11, 1952 (1952-09-11)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bonzo Goes to College is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Drake, Gigi Perreau, Gene Lockhart, and Bonzo. It is a sequel to the 1951 film Bedtime for Bonzo.

Plot

Former lab chimpanzee Bonzo, suddenly literate, runs away from a carnival sideshow. He lands in the college town of Pawlton, where young Betsy mistakenly believes the chimp is a gift from her grandfather, Pop Drew, the football coach at Pawlton.

Betsy wants to formally adopt Bonzo, something her parents, Marion and Malcolm Drew, aren't too sure about. A judge goes along with the idea, pretending to officially approve an adoption, just to humor the girl. Betsy then writes her other grandfather, millionaire Clarence Gateson, to inform him she now has a baby brother. Gateson is thrilled until he arrives in Pawlton and finds the truth.

Gateson warms up to Bonzo and even takes him golfing. Discovering what a natural athlete the chimpanzee is, an idea is hatched that Bonzo could play quarterback for the college, where Pop is desperate for good players. A couple of con men, Edwards and Wilbur Crane, kidnap the chimpanzee just before the big game and replace Bonzo with one that can't play ball. Before they can collect their bets, the real Bonzo turns up and wins the game.

Cast

• Maureen O'Sullivan as Marion Gateson Drew
• Edmund Gwenn as Ten 'Pop' Drew
• Charles Drake as Malcolm Drew
• Gigi Perreau as Betsy Drew
• Gene Lockhart as Clarence B. Gateson
• Penny as Bonzo
• Irene Ryan as Nancy
• John Miljan as Wilbur Crane
• Frank Nelson as Dick
• Jerry Paris as Edwards
• Guy Williams as Ronald Calkins
• Richard Garrick as Judge George Simpkins
• Tom Harmon as Tom Harmon

See also

• List of American football films

External links

• Bonzo Goes to College at IMDb
• Bonzo Goes to College at AllMovie
• Bonzo Goes to College at the TCM Movie Database