The Wild Man of Borneo | |
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Directed by | Robert B. Sinclair |
Screenplay by | Waldo Salt John McClain |
Based on | The Wild Man of Borneo (1927 play) by Marc Connelly Herman J. Mankiewicz |
Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Starring | Frank Morgan Mary Howard Billie Burke |
Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
Music by | David Snell |
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Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 79 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Wild Man of Borneo is a 1941 American period comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Waldo Salt and John McClain, based on the 1927 Broadway play by Marc Connelly and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars Frank Morgan and features Mary Howard, Billie Burke, Donald Meek, Marjorie Main, Connie Gilchrist, Bonita Granville and Dan Dailey. [2] The film was released on January 24, 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [3] [4]
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Writing for Turner Classic Movies, Glenn Erickson observed: “The colorful cast includes a gallery of distinctive personalities: Donald Meek, Marjorie Main, Bonita Granville and Phil Silvers. Did producer Joseph Mankiewicz intend this odd comedy as an 'origin story' for the motion picture business?” [5]
Principal photography took place from early October to mid-November 1940, with retakes starting on January 2, 1941, photographed by Robert Planck, since Oliver T. Marsh, the film's cinematographer, was shooting another film. [1]
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