ent ▁played ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁direct ▁Henry ▁F onda ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁version . ▁G ig ▁Young , ▁who ▁changed ▁his ▁birth ▁name ▁/ ▁stage ▁name , ▁By ron ▁Bar r , ▁that ▁year , ▁appears ▁un bil led ▁as ▁a ▁student . ▁ ▁Oliv ia ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁appeared ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁making ▁They ▁D ied ▁with ▁Their ▁Bo ots ▁On ▁( 1 9 4 1 ) ▁st arring ▁Er rol ▁F lyn n , ▁putting ▁the ▁actress ▁under ▁enorm ous ▁pressure ▁from ▁over work . ▁ ▁Rem ake ▁ ▁The ▁Male ▁Animal ▁was ▁lo os ely ▁re work ed ▁by ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁called ▁She ' s ▁Working ▁Her ▁Way ▁Through ▁College ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁st arring ▁Virginia ▁May o ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan . ▁In ▁this ▁adaptation , ▁the ▁characters ' ▁names ▁are ▁changed . ▁Also , ▁the ▁political ▁theme ▁is ▁disc arded ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁surrounding ▁the ▁professor ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁musical ▁play ▁featuring ▁a ▁student ▁who ▁is ▁discovered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁former ▁bur les que ▁dan cer . ▁ ▁The ▁re make ▁earned ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁re make ▁features ▁Gene ▁Nelson ▁and ▁Ph yll is ▁Th ax ter ▁in ▁the ▁cast , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Don ▁De F ore ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁in ▁The ▁Male ▁Animal