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The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

# The most amazing discovery since laughter!
Comedy   Family   Science Fiction
📜 Overview: Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
💵 Budget: USD 2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1961-03-16
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Fred MacMurray original image
Ned Brainard
Fred MacMurray
Nancy Olson original image
Betsy Carlisle
Nancy Olson
Keenan Wynn original image
Alonzo P. Hawk
Keenan Wynn
Tommy Kirk original image
Biff Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Leon Ames original image
Rufus Daggett
Leon Ames
Elliott Reid original image
Shelby Ashton
Elliott Reid
Edward Andrews original image
Defense Secretary
Edward Andrews
David Lewis original image
General Singer
David Lewis
Jack Mullaney original image
Air Force Captain
Jack Mullaney
Belle Montrose original image
Mrs. Chatsworth
Belle Montrose
Wally Brown original image
Coach Elkins
Wally Brown
Wally Boag original image
TV newsman
Wally Boag
Don Ross original image
Lenny
Don Ross
Forrest Lewis original image
Officer Kelley
Forrest Lewis
James Westerfield original image
Officer Hanson
James Westerfield
Alan Carney original image
Referee #1
Alan Carney
Charlie Briggs original image
Sig
Charlie Briggs
Gage Clarke original image
Reverend Bosworth
Gage Clarke
Alan Hewitt original image
General Hotchkiss
Alan Hewitt
Raymond Bailey original image
Admiral Olmstead
Raymond Bailey
Wendell Holmes original image
General Poynter
Wendell Holmes
Ed Wynn original image
Fire Chief
Ed Wynn
Bess Flowers original image
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Paul Frees original image
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Hank Patterson original image
Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
Hank Patterson
Colin Kenny original image
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Arthur Tovey original image
Basketball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Ralph Clanton original image
O.J. Turnball (uncredited)
Ralph Clanton
Charles Fogel original image
Citizen (uncredited)
Charles Fogel

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