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Sh! The Octopus

  • 19371937
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 54m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
586
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Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
ComedyMysteryThriller
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named ... Read allComedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
586
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    • William C. McGann
  • Writers
    • George Bricker(screen play)
    • Ralph Spence(from plays by)
    • Ralph Murphy(from plays by)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Herbert
    • Allen Jenkins
    • Marcia Ralston
    • William C. McGann
  • Writers
    • George Bricker(screen play)
    • Ralph Spence(from plays by)
    • Ralph Murphy(from plays by)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Herbert
    • Allen Jenkins
    • Marcia Ralston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    John Eldredge and Marcia Ralston in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
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    Hugh Herbert, Margaret Irving, and Allen Jenkins in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    Marcia Ralston in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    Sh! The Octopus (1937)
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    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Kelly
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Dempsey
    Marcia Ralston
    Marcia Ralston
    • Vesta Vernoff
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Paul Morgan
    George Rosener
    George Rosener
    • Captain Hook
    Brandon Tynan
    Brandon Tynan
    • Captain Cobb
    • (as Brandon Tyman)
    Eric Stanley
    • David Dow Harriman
    Margaret Irving
    Margaret Irving
    • Polly Crane
    Elspeth Dudgeon
    Elspeth Dudgeon
    • Nanny
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Sinister Plotter
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    • Sinister Plotter
    • (uncredited)
    Lew Harvey
    Lew Harvey
    • Sinister Plotter
    • (uncredited)
    Wendell Niles
    • Police Broadcaster
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Otho
    • Sinister Plotter
    • (uncredited)
      • William C. McGann
    • Writers
      • George Bricker(screen play)
      • Ralph Spence(from plays by)
      • Ralph Murphy(from plays by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The transformation scene was done in much the same way the beginning part of the transformation was done on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). The actress was made up in exaggerated highlights and shadows (including her teeth) using a single color shade of makeup. When filmed through a filter the same shade as the makeup, it's invisible to the camera. Take the filter away and the makeup suddenly becomes visible. Besides a filter, the makeup can also be hidden by similar-colored light. This type of trick was only possible on black-and-white film.
    • Goofs
      In many scenes, wires operating the octopus's tentacles can be seen. This was because real octopuses, although highly intelligent, resist the training necessary to perform stunts on cue, such as those required in this film.
    • Quotes

      Vesta Vernoff: [after discovering the "body" of her stepfather] Poor Nannie!

      Detective Dempsey: Who's Nannie?

      Detective Harold Kelly: Nannie's a goat! Whooooooo!

    • Connections
      Features Isle of Fury (1936)

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    7/10
    Enjoyable.
    Entertaining comedy. While I was watching this, many of the lines were said in a way that reminded me of some other people. Martin and Lewis came to mind. Bing and Bob came to mind. But then it "HIT" me. They are really, Abbott and Costello. 3-4 years early. And the act works. I am thinking that by the time A&C came along, the formula had been perfected, or at least improved on, and that the time for this type of team comedy was ready to take off. Even down to the way lines are said, many that Hugh Herbert makes down in the basement of the lighthouse, when he is alone, is totally Lou Costello. I am wondering if A&C were just mimicking this style of comedy with their own spin. Great as they were. I enjoyed them very much, as well as the others I mentioned.

    The movie, as a movie, is very enjoyable and moves along at a good pace. I had a good time, and that was the point, then as now.
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    • Dec 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1937 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • 54 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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