Monkey Business (1952) - IMDb

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Storyline

Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. While trying a sample dose on himself, he accidentally gets a dose of a mixture added to the water cooler and believes his potion is what is working. The mixture temporarily causes him to feel and act like a teenager, including correcting his vision. When his wife gets a dose that is even larger, she regresses even further into her childhood. When an old boyfriend meets her in this state, he believes that her never wanting to see him again means a divorce and a chance for him. Written byJohn Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Release Date:

7 November 1952 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Howard Hawks' Monkey Business See more »

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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono(Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Marilyn Monroe plays the character Lois Laurel. Lois Laurel is the real life daughter of comedian Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel & Hardy. See more »

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Goofs

After Hugh Marlowe has been "scalped", he is wearing a 'mohawk skull cap' which wrinkles up when he turns his head. See more »

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Quotes

Barnaby:Hello, Griffith Park Zoo, Snake Department. Sssshhh!
Oliver Oxley:Hello? Hello? What is this?
Barnaby:What do you want?
Oliver Oxley:This is Mr Oxley.
Barnaby:I'll see if he's here.
Oliver Oxley:No, I said *this* is Oxley!
Barnaby:Who is?
Oliver Oxley:I am, speaking!
Barnaby:Oh, you're Mr. Speaking...
Oliver Oxley:This is Mr. Oxley speaking!
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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, an offscreen voice twice says, "Not yet, Cary" when Barnaby (Cary Grant) opens his front door to come outside. Each time, he closes the door again so the credits can continue. See more »

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Soundtracks

The Whiffenpoof Song
(uncredited)
Music by Tod B. Galloway
Lyrics by George S. Pomeroy and Meade Minnigerode
Sung by Cary Grant
Also sung by Ginger Rogers
Also sung by Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn and the Executive Board
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