When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.
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Title: The Gorilla (1939)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| The Ritz Brothers | ... | Defective Detectives | |
| Jimmy Ritz | ... | Garrity | |
| Harry Ritz | ... | Harrigan | |
| Al Ritz | ... | Mulligan | |
| Anita Louise | ... | Norma Denby | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Kitty | |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Walter Stevens | |
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Peters | |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Stranger | |
| Edward Norris | ... | Jack Marsden | |
| Wally Vernon | ... | Seaman | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | A.P. Conway | |
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Art Miles | ... | Poe the Gorilla |
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When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.
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psychotronic film | old dark house | cut telephone line | private investigator | escaped animal |Taglines:
JEEPY! CREEPY! CHILLARIOUS! (Print Ad- Carlinville Democrat, ((Carlinville, Ills.)) 8 June 1939) See more »Parents Guide:
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The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film. See more »Goofs
The sailor is bareheaded when the group go to search the garage, but his hat appears suddenly in his hand when he is at the cage and looking for the keys. See more »Quotes
Kitty: The Gorilla? HIM? Oh, I'll never trust another man if I live to be a thousand!See more »
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 May 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Gorilla See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Here is a good way to spend a pleasant time watching a movie. The Gorilla offers a good time and a bit of mystery as well. Patsy Kelly is especially good as the wise-cracking maid and just about everyone belives Bela Lugosi (the butler) is behind the crimes. But is he? See the movie and find out. The Ritz Brothers are mildly amusing and a trio of inept detectives. Had the Marx Brothers or The Three Stooges been cast instead, this would be a great film. However, all in all, "The Gorilla" is worth watching just the way it is.