Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) 2.6
Two goofy entertainers meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. Director:William Beaudine |
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Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) 2.6
Two goofy entertainers meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. Director:William Beaudine |
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Duke Mitchell | ... |
Duke Mitchell
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Sammy Petrillo | ... |
Sammy Petrillo
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Charlita | ... |
Nona
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Muriel Landers | ... |
Saloma
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| Al Kikume | ... |
Chief Rakos
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Mickey Simpson | ... |
Chula
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Milton Newberger | ... |
Bongo, the Witch Doctor
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Martin Garralaga | ... |
Pepe Bordo /
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Entertainers Mitchell and Petrillo (Martin & Lewis clones) parachute into the jungles of the Pacific island of Cola-Cola, where they meet primitive tribesmen, the chief's sarong-clad daughter Nona, and mad scientist Dr. Zabor conducting experiments in evolution. Jealous of Mitchell's relations with Nona, Zabor has just the thing to make a monkey of him... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Okay, once you get past the fact that Mitchell and Petrillo are Dean and Jerry knockoffs, you could do worse than this film. Charlita as Princess Nona is great eye candy, Lugosi does his best with the material he's given, and the production values, music especially (except for the vocals) are better than you'd think for the $50k cost of production. The final glimpses of the characters are a hoot. Written by Tim Ryan, a minor actor in late Charlie Chan films, and husband of Grannie on the Beverly Hillbillies. All in all, WAY better than many late Lugosi cheapies.