The Bride and the Beast (1958)

Director:

Adrian Weiss

Writers:

Adrian Weiss (story)
Edward D. Wood Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

23 February 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Human mate for jungle brutes!

Plot:

When Laura and Dan get married, she's more interested in Dan's gorilla. It's revealed through hypnosis...

Plot Keywords:

Gorilla | Hunting Trip | Stuffed Animal | Nightmare | Blowgun

Cast

Charlotte Austin	...	Laura Carson Fuller
Lance Fuller	...	Dan Fuller
Johnny Roth	...	Taro, Houseboy-Guide
William Justine	...	Dr. Carl Reiner
Gil Frye	...	Capt. Cameron
Jeanne Gerson	...	Marka, Cook
Steve Calvert	...	Gorillas
Trustin Howard	...	Soldier-Messenger (as Slick Slavin)
Eve Brent	...	Stewardess (as Jean Ann Lewis)
Bhogwan Singh	...	Man in Hut Killed by Tiger

Also Known As:

Queen of the Gorillas

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Trivia:

Steve Calvert's friend Bobby Small, who worked primarily as a circus clown, donned the alternate gorilla suit in scenes that required two apes in the same shot.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mule Skinner Blues (2001)

Ed Wood didn't hatch this turkey by himself.

Let me see if I have this straight; Adrian Weiss produced it, Adrian Weiss directed it, and Adrian Weiss wrote (relative term) it, but this is an "Ed Wood film.?" Heck, he probably improved it. And it was most likely his imput that had Charlotte Austin staying with the gorillas over Lance Fuller. After all, in the dark, gorilla fur/hair could possibly pass for cashmier.