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Murders in the Zoo (1933)

62 min  -  Horror | Crime | Mystery  -   31 March 1933 (USA)
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A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.

Director:

A. Edward Sutherland

Writers:

Philip Wylie, Seton I. Miller, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill and Gail Patrick
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles ...
Peter Yates (as Charlie Ruggles)
Lionel Atwill ...
Eric Gorman
Gail Patrick Gail Patrick ...
Jerry Evans
Randolph Scott ...
Dr. Jack Woodford
John Lodge John Lodge ...
Roger Hewitt
Kathleen Burke Kathleen Burke ...
Evelyn Gorman
Harry Beresford Harry Beresford ...
Professor G.A. Evans
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Storyline

Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having killed a member of his expedition who happened one day to kiss Mrs. Gorman. On board ship Evelyn meets Roger Hewitt, who falls in love with her. After delivering his animals to the zoo, Gorman plots a way to dispose of Hewitt using one of his latest specimens, then continues using the zoo's non-human residents to do his beastly work. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Zoo | Murder | Zoologist | Monkey | Banquet  | See more »

Genres:

Horror | Crime | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El asesino diabólico See more »

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording) (original)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Gorman invites Hewitt to the benefit dinner, which he says will be on Thursday. Moments later, we see a printed invitation, which says "Wednesday". See more »

Quotes

Eric Gorman: Mr. Gates, never be afraid of a wild animal. Let it alone, and it'll leave you alone. That's more than we can say of most humans.
Peter Yates: You mean that you really like these, eh?
Eric Gorman: Beasts? I love them. They're honest in their simplicity, their primative emotions... They love, they hate, they kill.
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Soundtracks

"Roses From the South"
Written by Johann Strauß
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