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Bride of the Gorilla (1951) -- The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla.
Bride of the Gorilla (1951) -- The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla.

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Director:
Writer:
Curt Siodmak (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1951 (USA) more
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Her clothes torn away, screaming in terror! more
Plot:
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. full summary | add synopsis
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Not good but not as bad as its reputation suggests. more (17 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Barbara Payton ... Mrs. Dina Van Gelder

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Police Commissioner Taro (as Lon Chaney)
Raymond Burr ... Barney Chavez
Tom Conway ... Dr. Viet
Paul Cavanagh ... Klaas Van Gelder
Gisela Werbisek ... Al-long
Carol Varga ... Larina
Paul Maxey ... Van Heusen
Woody Strode ... Nedo, Policeman
Martin Garralaga ... Native
Felippa Rock ... Stella Van Heusen
Moyna MacGill ... Mme. Van Heusen
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Steve Calvert ... Gorilla
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Face in the Water (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
70 min | USA:66 min (DVD)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Unrated (2005 DVD release) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #15472)

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Shot in 10 days. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Dina goes searching for Barney in the jungle for the first time, we see a quick shot of a leopard climbing up into a tree. Although this scene is supposed to be outdoors (the jungle), both the leopard and the leaves around him are casting shadows on the "sky" behind them. The sky is obviously a wall or backdrop. more
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[first lines]
Police Commissioner Taro: [narration] This is Jungle - lush, green, alive with incredible growth - as young as day, as old as time. I, Taro, Police Commissioner of Itman County, which borders the Amazonas River, know it as well as any man will ever know it. Isn't it beautiful? But I have also learned that beauty can be venomous...
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Not good but not as bad as its reputation suggests., 21 June 2008
6/10
Author: Jake (jemstream@hotmail.com) from Melbourne Australia

In my movie reference books this movie is variously described as a "bomb" or recommended as a suitable choice for inclusion in the 100 worst movies of all time. Nevertheless, I have no qualms in saying that it is not that bad, and was quite happy to sit for 65 minutes (the short running time probably helps) and see it through until the end.

To begin with Curt Siodmak's story is interesting enough (as are many of his screen writing efforts), and has more than a touch of complex moral ambiguity. His direction here however has very little flair and tends to be on the perfunctory side. The low budget is a major constraint, and for the most part the film tends to be on the flat side visually, with unimpressive jungle scenes and minimal interior set pieces of the kind typical for a low budget production.

The cast (described in one reference book as 4 non-actors) are actually all competent, and Raymond Burr, in fact, is quite good in the part, managing to impart a human dimension to what could have been merely an unsympathetic villain. In fact it is interesting to actually analyse how much of the films dramatic load actually rests on his shoulders.

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