The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The most amazing discovery since laughter!
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.

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Cast

Fred MacMurray Fred MacMurray As: Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson Nancy Olson As: Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn As: Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk Tommy Kirk As: Biff Hawk
Leon Ames Leon Ames As: Rufus Daggett
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The most amazing discovery since laughter!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 16 March 1961

Country: US

Runtime: 96m

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Company Credits

Company: Walt Disney Productions

Budget: $2,000,000

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Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Betsy Carlisle

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Biff Hawk

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Rufus Daggett

Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Shelby Ashton

Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Defense Secretary

David Lewis

David Lewis

General Singer

Jack Mullaney

Jack Mullaney

Air Force Captain

Belle Montrose

Belle Montrose

Mrs. Chatsworth

Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Coach Elkins

Wally Boag

Wally Boag

TV newsman

Don Ross

Don Ross

Lenny

Forrest Lewis

Forrest Lewis

Officer Kelley

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Officer Hanson

Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Referee #1

Charlie Briggs

Charlie Briggs

Sig

Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke

Reverend Bosworth

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

General Hotchkiss

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Admiral Olmstead

Wendell Holmes

Wendell Holmes

General Poynter

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

Fire Chief

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Basketball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton

O.J. Turnball (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel

Citizen (uncredited)

Directed By

Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson

Director

Robert G. Shannon

Robert G. Shannon

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

Associate Producer

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Pat McNalley

Pat McNalley

Makeup Artist

Ruth Sandifer

Ruth Sandifer

Hairstylist

Sound

Robert O. Cook

Robert O. Cook

Sound Supervisor

George Bruns

George Bruns

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Edward Colman

Edward Colman

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Hal Gausman

Hal Gausman

Set Decoration

Emile Kuri

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Peter Ellenshaw

Peter Ellenshaw

Special Effects

Eustace Lycett

Eustace Lycett

Special Effects

Robert A. Mattey

Robert A. Mattey

Special Effects

Joshua Meador

Joshua Meador

Special Effects

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Stunts

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