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  • Professor Beware (1938)
  • Passed
    93 min | Comedy, Romance
Professor Beware (1938)
Passed
93 min | Comedy, Romance

Egyptologist, Dean Lambert (Lloyd), accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
Director
Writers
Delmer Daves (screen play) | Jack Cunningham (adaptation) | Clyde Bruckman (adaptation) | Crampton Harris (based on a story by) & 2 more
Cinematographer
Archie Stout (photography)
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Release date
Jun 20, 1938 (United States)

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76 cast members
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Harold Lloyd
Professor Dean Lambert Professor Dean Lambert   See fewer
Phyllis Welch
Jane Van Buren Jane Van Buren   See fewer
Raymond Walburn
Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall   See fewer
William Frawley
Snoop Donlan Snoop Donlan   See fewer
Thurston Hall
Mr. Van Buren Mr. Van Buren   See fewer
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Pitts Mrs. Pitts   See fewer
Sterling Holloway
The Groom The Groom   See fewer
Mary Lawrence
The Bride (as Mary Lou Lender) The Bride (as Mary Lou Lender)   See fewer
Arthur Aylesworth
Gas Station Attendant in Desert (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant in Desert (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Painter (uncredited) Painter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Barber
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag (uncredited) Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag (uncredited)   See fewer
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Green - Landlady (uncredited) Mrs. Green - Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Shoeshine Customer (uncredited) Shoeshine Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ward Bond
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Officer in Court (uncredited) Officer in Court (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Bryar
Harry - Radio Patrolman (uncredited) Harry - Radio Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Construction Camp Boss (uncredited) Construction Camp Boss (uncredited)   See fewer
Spencer Charters
Sheriff Henry Sweatt (uncredited) Sheriff Henry Sweatt (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinie Conklin
Billboard Painter (uncredited) Billboard Painter (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Dabney
Blonde Slapping Brawler (uncredited) Blonde Slapping Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dew
Railroad Worker (uncredited) Railroad Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
James Donlan
Reporter at Museum (uncredited) Reporter at Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Farley
Fire Chief (uncredited) Fire Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Julia Faye
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Geary
Van Buren Chauffeur (uncredited) Van Buren Chauffeur (uncredited)   See fewer
Etienne Girardot
Judge Henry Pitts (uncredited) Judge Henry Pitts (uncredited)   See fewer
June Gittelson
Large women under blanket aboard yacht (uncredited) Large women under blanket aboard yacht (uncredited)   See fewer
Huntley Gordon
Capell - Producer (uncredited) Capell - Producer (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Gray
Brawler - Hand Gag (uncredited) Brawler - Hand Gag (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Brawler (uncredited) Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Hearn
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Herbert
Hobo (uncredited) Hobo (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Holman
Man Shaving on Boat (uncredited) Man Shaving on Boat (uncredited)   See fewer
George Humbert
Restaurant Owner (uncredited) Restaurant Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Brandon Hurst
Charlile - Butler (uncredited) Charlile - Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter James
Man with New Hat (uncredited) Man with New Hat (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce King
Neferus in Tableau (uncredited) Neferus in Tableau (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonid Kinskey
Tableau Director (uncredited) Tableau Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Wright Kramer
Dr. Ellerson (uncredited) Dr. Ellerson (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Lane
Joe - Photographer (uncredited) Joe - Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rex Lease
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Brawler (uncredited) Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Lorch
Railroad Worker (uncredited) Railroad Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Montagu Love
Professor Schmutz (uncredited) Professor Schmutz (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt McHugh
Divorced Man on Highway (uncredited) Divorced Man on Highway (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Milasch
Brawler (uncredited) Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Mitchell
Cop by Firetruck (uncredited) Cop by Firetruck (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles R. Moore
Bootblack (uncredited) Bootblack (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Morris
Miss Perkins (uncredited) Miss Perkins (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cop at Estate (uncredited) Cop at Estate (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Parker
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perry
Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Lemonade Stand Man (uncredited) Lemonade Stand Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Constantine Romanoff
Bearded Man (uncredited) Bearded Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian Rub
Gustave - Museum Attendant (uncredited) Gustave - Museum Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Hector V. Sarno
Lawyer (uncredited) Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Elaine Shepard
Anebi (uncredited) Anebi (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Slaven
Western Union Boy (uncredited) Western Union Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Brawler (uncredited) Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Editor (uncredited) Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Wagner
Chinatown Barker (uncredited) Chinatown Barker (uncredited)   See fewer
William Wagner
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Nella Walker
Travelers Aid Society Clerk (uncredited) Travelers Aid Society Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ward
Yacht Captain (uncredited) Yacht Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Wilkerson
Shoeshine Customer (uncredited) Shoeshine Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Brawler (uncredited) Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Winkler
Young Boy (uncredited) Young Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wray
Head Lawyer (uncredited) Head Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlotte Wynters
Dorothy - Reporter (uncredited) Dorothy - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke York
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag (uncredited) Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag (uncredited)   See fewer
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