Playhouse 90 The Male Animal (Season 2, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Playhouse 90

The Male Animal (Season 2, Episode 27)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial...See moreThe trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe. Written by Will Gilbert See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Gale Gordon Ed Keller Ed Keller See fewer	Our Miss Brooks (1952)
Andy Griffith Prof. Tommy Turner Prof. Tommy Turner See fewer	The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Ronnie Knox Student Student See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Eulabelle Moore Cleota Cleota See fewer	The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Edmond O'Brien Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Charles Ruggles Dean Damon Dean Damon See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
Ann Rutherford Ellen Turner Ellen Turner See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Dick Sargent Michael Michael See fewer	Bewitched (1964)
Eddie Shaw Actor Actor See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)