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Monkey Business (1952)

It's some fun!

  • Sep 3, 1952
  • 1h 37m

6.7/10

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311 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Monkey Business is a 1952 comedy and science fiction film directed by Howard Hawks. Its leading cast includes Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers and Charles Coburn. It runs for 1 hour 37 minutes.

Synopsis

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 37 minutes
Language
English
Audience signal
6.7/10 from 311 TMDB votes

Trailer

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Cast

  • Cary Grant Barnaby Fulton
  • Ginger Rogers Edwina Fulton
  • Charles Coburn Oliver Oxley
  • Marilyn Monroe Lois Laurel
  • Hugh Marlowe Hank Entwhistle
  • Henri Letondal Jerome Kitzel
  • Robert Cornthwaite Dr. Zoldeck
  • Larry Keating GJ Culverly
  • Douglas Spencer Dr. Brunner
  • Esther Dale Mrs. Rhinelander
  • George Winslow Little Indian
  • Marjorie Holliday Oxley Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Harry Carey Jr. Reporter (uncredited)
  • Nico Minardos Man at Pool (uncredited)
  • Charlotte Austin Student (uncredited)
  • Harry Bartell Scientist (uncredited)
  • Faire Binney Dowager (uncredited)
  • Tex Brodus Club Patron (uncredited)

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