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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 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.
Theatrical
Apr 4, 1942
Director
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Full credits →H
Henry Fonda
Tommy Turner
O
Olivia de Havilland
Ellen Turner
J
Joan Leslie
Patricia Stanley
J
Jack Carson
Joe Ferguson
E
Eugene Pallette
Ed Keller
H
Herbert Anderson
Michael Barnes
H
Hattie McDaniel
Cleota
I
Ivan F. Simpson
Dean Frederick Damon
D
Don DeFore
Wally Myers
J
Jean Ames
"Hot Garters" Gardner
M
Minna Phillips
Mrs. Blanche Damon
R
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Myrtle Keller
F
Frank Mayo
Coach Sprague
W
William B. Davidson
Alumnus
T
Tod Andrews
Student (uncredited)
S
Sam Ash
Trustee (uncredited)
R
Raymond Bailey
Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
L
Leah Baird
Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
W
William A. Boardway
Meeting Guest (uncredited)
E
Edwin Brian
Student (uncredited)
