---
title: 'Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred de Cordova'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bedtime-for-bonzo-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043325/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

1951 · 83 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova and starring Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn and a chimpanzee as Bonzo. Its central character, a psychology professor (Reagan), tries to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred de Cordova](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-de-cordova)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl E. Guthrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-e-guthrie)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Brad Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-johnson-3)
- [Walter Slezak](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-slezak)
- [Ronald Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-reagan)
- [Ann Tyrrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-tyrrell)
- [Jesse White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-white)
- [Herbert Heyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-heyes)
- [Edward Gargan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-gargan)
- [Diana Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-lynn)

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