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.
The Male Animal has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Male Animal was released in 1942 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving The Male Animal (1942) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Male Animal than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 55%, The Male Animal is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1942, which stands at 61%.
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