Directed by:
Henry KosterCinematography:
Lucien BallardComposer:
George DuningCast:
James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Bill Mumy, John Williams, Jack Kruschen, Charles Robinson, Howard Freeman, Alice Pearce, Ed Wynn, Brigitte Bardot (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![James Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348337_530de9.png)
James Stewart
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Fabian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431691_88e565.jpg)
Fabian
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
North to Alaska (1960)
![Glynis Johns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270267_c30eab.jpg)
Glynis Johns
South Africa
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Court Jester (1955)
![Bill Mumy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269091_cb5426.jpg)
Bill Mumy
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
![John Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271490_6cc760.jpg)
John Williams
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Jack Kruschen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273538_b4c8db.jpg)
Jack Kruschen
Canada
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Cape Fear (1962)
Charles Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Shenandoah (1965)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
![Howard Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/922/159922920_f8686b.jpg)
Howard Freeman
USA
Best movies:
Madame Curie (1943)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
The Killers (1946)
![Alice Pearce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426654_41d749.jpg)
Alice Pearce
USA
Best movies:
On the Town (1949)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
![Ed Wynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272992_a15c0f.jpg)
Ed Wynn
USA
Best movies:
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
![Brigitte Bardot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/190/164190367_1be1f6.jpg)
Brigitte Bardot
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
![James Brolin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269203_33f1be.jpg)
James Brolin
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Traffic (2000)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
![Jesse White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779812_53c80f.gif)
Jesse White
USA
Best movies:
Harvey (1950)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Percy Helton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/506/161506946_6bee45.jpg)
Percy Helton
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
![Arthur Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376088_84a67d.jpg)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
![William Fawcett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619273_80343a.jpg)
William Fawcett
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
![William Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712087_e6e028.jpg)
William Henry
USA
Best movies:
El Dorado (1966)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Showdown (1963)
![Richard Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194076_fa222d.jpg)
Richard Lane
USA
Best movies:
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Carefree (1938)
![Pitt Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/279/160279235_bae058.jpg)
Pitt Herbert
USA
Best movies:
Hud (1963)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
![Joseph Hoover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385615_4b6e13.jpg)
Joseph Hoover
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Stagecoach (1966)