Professor Beware

Professor Beware

95 mins | Comedy | July 29, 1938

Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.

Professor Beware

95 mins | Comedy | July 29, 1938

Professor Beware
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers The Harold Lloyd Corporation
Original title Professor Beware
Directors Elliott Nugent
Writers Crampton Harris, Marian B. Cockrell, Francis M. Cockrell, Jack Cunningham, Delmer Daves, Clyde Bruckman

Cast

Harold Lloyd

as Prof. Dean Lambert

Phyllis Welch

as Jane Van Buren

Raymond Walburn

as Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall

Lionel Stander

as Jerry

William Frawley

as Snoop Donlan

Thurston Hall

as J.J. Van Buren

Cora Witherspoon

as Mrs. Ophelia Pitts

Sterling Holloway

as Rupert (the groom)

Mary Lawrence

as The bride

Arthur Aylesworth

as Gas Station Attendant in Desert

Irving Bacon

as Painter

Bobby Barber

as Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag

Clara Blandick

as Mrs. Green - Landlady

Billy Bletcher

as Shoeshine Customer

Ward Bond

as Motorcycle Cop

Wade Boteler

as Officer in Court

Paul Bryar

as Harry - Radio Patrolman

Eddy Chandler

as Camp Boss

Spencer Charters

as Sheriff Henry Sweatt

Heinie Conklin

as Billboard Painter

Virginia Dabney

as Woman Slapping a Brawler

Eddie Dew

as Railroad Worker

Jack Dime

as Dock Worker

James Donlan

as Man Reported at Museum

Jim Farley

as Fire Chief

Bud Geary

as Van Buren Chauffeur

Etienne Girardot

as Judge Henry

Huntley Gordon

as Capell - Producer

Roger Gray

as Brawler - Hand Gag

Kit Guard

as Brawler

Frank Hagney

as Sailor

Edward Hearn

as Cop

Tom Herbert

as Hobo

Harry Holman

as Man Shaving on Boat

George Humbert

as Restaurant Owner

Brandon Hurst

as Charlile - Butler

Walter James

as Man with New Hat

Kenner G. Kemp

as Sailor

Bruce King

as Neferus in Tableau

Leonid Kinskey

as Tableau Director

Wright Kramer

as Dr. Ellerson

Charles Lane

as Joe - Photographer

Rex Lease

as Reporter

Theodore Lorch

as Railroad Worker

Montagu Love

as Professor Schmutz

Matt McHugh

as Divorced Man on Highway

Bruce Mitchell

as Cop by Firetruck

Charles R. Moore

as Bootblack

Frances Morris

as Miss Perkins

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Cop at Estate

Eddie Parker

as Detective

Jack Perry

as Dock Worker (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Lemonade Stand Man

Constantine Romanoff

as Bearded Man

Christian Rub

as Gustave - Museum Attendant

Hector V. Sarno

as Lawyer

Elaine Shepard

as Anebi

Buster Slaven

as Western Union Boy

Harry Tenbrook

as Brawler

Ray Turner

as Bootblack

Harry Tyler

as Editor

Max Wagner

as Chinatown Barker

William Wagner

as Court Clerk

Nella Walker

as Railroad Information Clerk

John Ward

as Yacht Captain

Guy Wilkerson

as Shoeshine Customer

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

as Motorcycle Cop

Harry Wilson

as Brawler

Robert Winkler

as Minor Role

John Wray

as Head Lawyer

Charlotte Wynters

as Dorothy - Reporter

Duke York

as Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag