The Absent-Minded Professor 63 years old

The most amazing discovery since laughter!

The Absent-Minded Professor

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.

Credits

The Absent-Minded Professor Cast

Name Character
Leon Ames He was 59, 91 years old when he died as President Rufus Daggett
Bess Flowers She was 62, 85 years old when she died as Wedding guest
David Lewis He was 15, 10 years old when he died as Gen. Singer
Keenan Wynn He was 44, 70 years old when he died as Alonzo P. Hawk
Ed Wynn He was 74, 79 years old when he died as Fire Chief
Fred MacMurray He was 52, 83 years old when he died as Prof. Ned Brainard
Paul Frees He was 40, 66 years old when he died as Loudspeaker Voice / Air Force Dispatcher (voice)
Elliott Reid He was 41, 93 years old when he died as Prof. Shelby Ashton
Tommy Kirk He was 19, now 82 years old as Biff Hawk
James Westerfield He was 47, 58 years old when he died as Officer Hanson
Hank Patterson He was 72, 86 years old when he died as Fisherman spectator
Gage Clarke He was 61, 64 years old when he died as Rev. Bosworth
Jack Mullaney He was 31, 52 years old when he died as Air Force Captain
Colin Kenny He was 17, 24 years old when he died as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Forrest Lewis He was 61, 77 years old when he died as Officer Kelley
Wally Brown He was 56, 57 years old when he died as Coach Elkins
Charlie Briggs He was 28, 52 years old when he died as Sig
Raymond Bailey He was 56, 75 years old when he died as Adm. Olmstead
Edward Andrews He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Defense Secretary
Alan Hewitt He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Gen. Hotchkiss
Alan Carney He was 51, 63 years old when he died as First referee
Wendell Holmes He was 46, 47 years old when he died as General Poynter
Nancy Olson She was 32, now 95 years old as Betsy Carlisle

The Absent-Minded Professor Crew

Name Department
Hal Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 43 (85) years old when He died Art
Carroll Clark as Art Direction. He was 67 (74) years old when He died Art
Robert Stevenson as Director. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Directing
Edward Colman as Director of Photography. He was 324 (41) years old when He died Camera
Robert A. Mattey as Special Effects. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Crew
Emile Kuri as Set Decoration. He was 53 (93) years old when He died Art
George Bruns as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (68) years old when He died Sound
Samuel W. Taylor as Story. He was 54 (90) years old when He died Writing
Elias Disney as Producer. He was 102 (82) years old when He died Production
Eustace Lycett as Special Effects. He was 46 (91) years old when He died Crew
Joshua Meador as Special Effects. He was 50 (54) years old when He died Crew
Peter Ellenshaw as Special Effects. He was 47 (93) years old when He died Crew
The Absent-Minded Professor poster
The Absent-Minded Professor (63 years)

The most amazing discovery since laughter!

  • Release day: Thursday, March 16, 1961
  • Runtime: 96 minutes