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4.7/10   444 votes
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Director:
Allan Dwan
Writers:
Ralph Spence (play)
Rian James (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 May 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Horror | Comedy | Mystery more
Tagline:
A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING! more
Plot:
When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Nonsensical but pleasant. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Jimmy Ritz ... Ben Garrity - a Ritz Brother
Harry Ritz ... Harrigan - a Ritz Brother
Al Ritz ... Mulligan - a Ritz Brother
Anita Louise ... Norma Denby
Patsy Kelly ... Kitty - the Maid
Lionel Atwill ... Walter Stevens

Bela Lugosi ... Peters - the Butler
Joseph Calleia ... The Stranger
Edward Norris ... Jack Marsden
Wally Vernon ... Seaman
Paul Harvey ... A.P. Conway
Art Miles ... Poe the Gorilla
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The Ritz Brothers ... The Stars Above the Title
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Additional Details

Runtime:
66 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #5095)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original play opened in New York on 28 April 1925. more
Quotes:
Peters: Did I hear somebody scream?
Kitty: Well, if you didn't, you oughta have your ears cleaned out!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Nonsensical but pleasant., 11 July 2001
6/10
Author: gridoon

A good-natured 1939 horror comedy that can be watched today for 65 minutes of easy, painless entertainment. The plot is just convoluted nonsense, and the Ritz Brothers seem to be working with erratic material (at times their humor becomes almost surrealistic, often it's purely childish), but the film is pleasant enough and has some good lines and interesting situations. (**1/2)

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