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Writers:
Tim Ryan (writer) &
Leo 'Ukie' Sherin (additional dialogue) ...
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Release Date:
8 October 1952 (USA) more
Tagline:
A horror film that will stiffen you with laughter! more
Plot:
Two goofy entertainers meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. full summary | add synopsis
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Naming Names
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 June 2003)
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Silly, but cute... more (41 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Bela Lugosi | ... | Dr. Zabor |
 | Duke Mitchell | ... | Duke Mitchell |
| Sammy Petrillo | ... | Sammy Petrillo |
| Charlita | ... | Nona |
| Muriel Landers | ... | Saloma |
 | Al Kikume | ... | Chief Rakos |
| Mickey Simpson | ... | Chula |
| Milton Newberger | ... | Bongo, the Witch Doctor |
| Martin Garralaga | ... | Pepe Bordo / Waiter |
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Also Known As:
Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
The Boys from Brooklyn
The Monster Meets the Gorilla
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74 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Filming Locations:
General Service Studios - 6625 Romaine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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This is the only known existing filmed record showing Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo doing their act, which was a blatant imitation of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Lewis, in fact, later sued Petrillo for copying his act so closely). more
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Sammy Petrillo: This looks like Death not only took a holiday, but he got a hangover from taking it. more
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Featured in Death Scenes 2 (1992) (V) more
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TOO SOON more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Jerry Lewis Never Sued Sammy Petrillo | Purk |
| a waste of 74 minutes of your life | B_and_D |
| Not THAT bad for a buck... | rdegnan-3 |
| Great behind-the-scenes interview! | Dommy1952 |
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OK, it was a dumb movie. It was an obvious takeoff of Martin and Lewis, but it was good, clean, innocent fun aimed at the "mad scientist and the gorilla" genre that was enjoyed by Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, The Bowery Boys, The Ritz Brothers, etc. Any nostalgia buff would get a nudge instead of a kick out of this film. Sammy Petrillo is almost a clone of Jerry Lewis - even his facial expressions are like carbon copies of Lewis'. Duke Mitchell, on the other hand, needed serious help. Dean Martin he ain't. He can't even sing. If just for the pleasure of seeing Bela Lugosi at his sinister best, tune in. For what few snickers it offers, it's worth a look.