Fred MacMurray was born in August and was a professor.
 The film stars Fred MacMurray as Professor Ned Brainard. 
Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray (August 30, 1908  November 5, 1991) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s. 
