Black Zoo (1963)

Director:

Robert Gordon

Writers:

Herman Cohen (story), Aben Kandel (story)

Stars:

Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Gough	...	Michael Conrad
Jeanne Cooper	...	Edna Conrad
Rod Lauren	...	Carl
Virginia Grey	...	Jenny Brooks
Jerome Cowan	...	Jerry Stengel
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Joe (as Elisha Cook)
Edward Platt	...	Chief of Detectives Rivers
Douglas Henderson	...	Lt. Mel Duggan
Marianna Hill	...	Audrey
Byron Morrow	...	Coroner
Oren Curtis	...	Radu
Jerry Douglas	...	Lab Technician Perkins
Joseph Mell	...	Frank Cramer
Eric Stone	...	Groom
Eilene Janssen	...	Bride

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

animal | independent film

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Taglines:

Fang and claw killers stalk the city streets!

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feras Assassinas

Filming Locations:

Producers Studios - 5330 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996)

User Reviews

Minor Gorilla Correction

This was actually the first time George Barrow himself worked for Herman Cohen. The first time out, KONGA, Barrows sent his ape suit over to London. When it returned the worse for wear, he decided he'd never do it again.

BLACK ZOO was shot in Hollywood. For producer Cohen to have arranged for a foreign actor to come to Hollywood and take a job that could have been done by any number if US actors must've been quite an argument to both SAG and the Imigration Department. "Sirs, you must understand, my script calls for the zoo keeper to be the maddest, most outlandish, least subtle character ever to grace the movie screen. We just don't have an actor anywhere in the country who can do this. There is no one n the world who can out-mug Mr. Gough. I know, I've used him twice, and every time he gets bigger and badder."