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The Absent-Minded Professor   1961         G, 97 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance Director: Robert Stevenson   Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis, David Lewis, Jack Mullaney, James Westerfield, Belle Montrose, Wally Boag   When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film. Cast Fred MacMurray Professor Ned Brainard Nancy Olson Betsy Carlisle Keenan Wynn Alonzo P. Hawk Leon Ames President Rufus Daggett Tommy Kirk Biff Hawk Ed Wynn Fire Chief Elliott Reid Professor Shelby Ashton Edward Andrews Defense Secretary Wally Brown fCoach Elkins Forrest Lewis Officer Kelley David Lewis General Singer Jack Mullaney Air Force Captain James Westerfield Officer Hanson Belle Montrose Mrs. Chatsworth Wally Boag TV Newman